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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Floods</title>
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  <updated>2008-11-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3689 Economic Recovery Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-11-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.6890 To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148, relating to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176832</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148, relating to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.6890 To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148, relating to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176833</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148, relating to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-366.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
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    <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 Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
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    <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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    <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.6890 To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148, relating to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6890/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/176129</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148, relating to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 29, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6890 To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148, relating to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6890/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/action/174305</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148, relating to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 25, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6965 To extend the authorization of the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6965/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-18:/action/172238</id>
    <updated>2008-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To extend the authorization of the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6947 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-18:/action/172186</id>
    <updated>2008-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6890 To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148, relating to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6890/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-15:/action/171321</id>
    <updated>2008-09-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148, relating to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6733 Midwest Schools Disaster Recovery Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6733/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/action/169856</id>
    <updated>2008-07-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide assistance to local educational agencies in areas of the Midwest adversely affected by storms and severe flooding that occurred in May and June, 2008, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3322 Midwestern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3322/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-23:/action/170262</id>
    <updated>2008-07-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide tax relief for the victims of severe storms, tornados, and flooding in the Midwest, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3258 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3258/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-14:/action/166072</id>
    <updated>2008-07-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3213 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/action/164761</id>
    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3181 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3181/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/action/164686</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2842 Aging Water Infrastructure and Maintenance Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-10:/action/149524</id>
    <updated>2008-04-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to carry out annual inspections of canals, levees, tunnels, dikes, pumping plants, dams, and reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2826 8/29 Investigation Team Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-07:/action/148988</id>
    <updated>2008-04-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish the 8/29 Investigation Team to examine the events beginning on August 29, 2005, with respect to the failure of the flood protection system in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.491 A resolution recognizing the need and importance of providing additional Federal funds for the Secretary of the Army to carry out hurricane, coastal, and flood protection and hurricane and flood damage reduction activities and related features in the State of Louisiana.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-31:/action/148541</id>
    <updated>2008-03-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution recognizing the need and importance of providing additional Federal funds for the Secretary of the Army to carry out hurricane, coastal, and flood protection and hurricane and flood damage reduction activities and related features in the State of Louisiana.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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