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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Law enforcement officers</title>
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  <updated>2013-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.140 A resolution commemorating and acknowledging the dedication and sacrifices made by the Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers who have been killed or injured in the line of duty.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-13:/action/358556</id>
    <updated>2013-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution commemorating and acknowledging the dedication and sacrifices made by the Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers who have been killed or injured in the line of duty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.876 Fire Police Fairness Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s876/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-06:/action/357884</id>
    <updated>2013-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend public safety officers' death benefits to fire police officers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1828 Fire Police Fairness Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1828/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-05:/action/357758</id>
    <updated>2013-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend public safety officers' death benefits to fire police officers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.193 Supporting the goals and ideals of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-hr193/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-25:/action/357140</id>
    <updated>2013-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting the goals and ideals of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.115 A resolution commending the heroism, courage, and sacrifice of Sean Collier, an officer in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Department, Martin Richard, an 8-year-old resident of Dorchester, Massachusetts, Krystle Campbell, a native of Medford, Massachusetts, Lu Lingzi, a student at Boston University, and all the victims who are recovering from injuries caused by the attacks in Boston, Massachusetts, including Richard Donohue, Jr., an officer in the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Transit Police Department.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-sr115/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356878</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution commending the heroism, courage, and sacrifice of Sean Collier, an officer in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Department, Martin Richard, an 8-year-old resident of Dorchester, Massachusetts, Krystle Campbell, a native of Medford, Massachusetts, Lu Lingzi, a student at Boston University, and all the victims who are recovering from injuries caused by the attacks in Boston, Massachusetts, including Richard Donohue, Jr., an officer in the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Transit Police Department.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.117 A resolution recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-sr117/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356814</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.822 Effective Administration of Criminal Justice Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s822/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/357039</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to protect crime victims' rights, to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and convicted offenders, to improve and expand the DNA testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, to increase research and development of new DNA testing technologies, to develop new training programs regarding the collection and use of DNA evidence, to provide post conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to improve the performance of counsel in State capital cases, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.112 A resolution commending employees of the Senate Post Office, employees of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, members of the Capitol Police, and members of the Capitol Hill community for their courage and professionalism following the biochemical attack against the Senate on April 16, 2013.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-sr112/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-23:/action/356416</id>
    <updated>2013-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution commending employees of the Senate Post Office, employees of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, members of the Capitol Police, and members of the Capitol Hill community for their courage and professionalism following the biochemical attack against the Senate on April 16, 2013.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.176 Commending the heroism, courage, and sacrifice of Sean Collier, an officer in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Department, Martin Richard, an 8-year-old resident of Dorchester, Massachusetts, Krystle Campbell, Lu Lingzi, a student at Boston University, and all the victims who are recovering from injuries caused by the attacks in Boston, Massachusetts, including Richard Donohue, Jr., an officer in the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Transit Police Department.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-hr176/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-22:/action/356253</id>
    <updated>2013-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Commending the heroism, courage, and sacrifice of Sean Collier, an officer in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Department, Martin Richard, an 8-year-old resident of Dorchester, Massachusetts, Krystle Campbell, Lu Lingzi, a student at Boston University, and all the victims who are recovering from injuries caused by the attacks in Boston, Massachusetts, including Richard Donohue, Jr., an officer in the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Transit Police Department.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.32 Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-hc32/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-17:/action/356006</id>
    <updated>2013-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1617 Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1617/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-17:/action/355892</id>
    <updated>2013-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To create an emergency jobs program that will fund 2,242,000 positions during fiscal years 2014 and 2015.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.744 JOLT Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s744/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-15:/action/355538</id>
    <updated>2013-04-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1577 McLelland-Hasse Line of Duty Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1577/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-15:/action/355627</id>
    <updated>2013-04-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To protect prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officers, and their families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1584 Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Terrorism Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1584/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-15:/action/355604</id>
    <updated>2013-04-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1525 Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1525/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-11:/action/355245</id>
    <updated>2013-04-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1546 Better Protecting Children in Schools Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1546/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-11:/action/355232</id>
    <updated>2013-04-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage a law enforcement presence in our schools by allowing full-time, off-duty law enforcement officials an exclusion from income for wages received for performing services in an elementary or secondary school as a substitute teacher.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.698 Line of Duty Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s698/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-09:/action/354965</id>
    <updated>2013-04-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to protect prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officers, and their families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1417 Border Security Results Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1417/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-08:/action/354794</id>
    <updated>2013-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the United States, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.683 Border Security Results Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s683/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-08:/action/354614</id>
    <updated>2013-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the United States, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1440 Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1440/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-08:/action/354839</id>
    <updated>2013-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To prevent the evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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