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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Presidential appointments</title>
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  <updated>2008-12-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/4375</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.7321 Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-10:/action/178809</id>
    <updated>2008-12-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.3325 The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3325/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-13:/action/176908</id>
    <updated>2008-10-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 13, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-403.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.3325 The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3325/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-13:/action/176907</id>
    <updated>2008-10-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 13, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.2816 A bill to provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2816/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-10:/action/177944</id>
    <updated>2008-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Security.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 10, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-388.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.2816 A bill to provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2816/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-10:/action/177943</id>
    <updated>2008-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Security.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 10, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176757</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-343.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176574</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176572</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176573</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2816 A bill to provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2816/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-02:/action/177942</id>
    <updated>2008-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Security.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 02, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.3325 The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3325/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-02:/action/176452</id>
    <updated>2008-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 02, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3674 21st Century Wellness Trust Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3674/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-01:/action/176311</id>
    <updated>2008-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Wellness Trust.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.3325 The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3325/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-28:/action/175672</id>
    <updated>2008-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 28, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2816 A bill to provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2816/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/action/177941</id>
    <updated>2008-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Security.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 27, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4040/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-31:/action/168828</id>
    <updated>2008-08-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 31, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4040/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-14:/action/168951</id>
    <updated>2008-08-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 14, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4040/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-14:/action/168952</id>
    <updated>2008-08-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 14, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-314.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4040/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-06:/action/168919</id>
    <updated>2008-08-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 06, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4040/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/action/168901</id>
    <updated>2008-07-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 31, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.3890 Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3890/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/action/167639</id>
    <updated>2008-07-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 to waive the requirement for annual renewal resolutions relating to import sanctions, impose import sanctions on Burmese gemstones, expand the number of individuals against whom the visa ban is applicable, expand the blocking of assets and other prohibited activities, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 29, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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