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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Tourism</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.5159 Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish the Office of the Capitol Visitor Center within the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, headed by the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services, to provide for the effective management and administration of the Capitol Visitor Center, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 19, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.5159 Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-19:/action/176958</id>
    <updated>2008-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish the Office of the Capitol Visitor Center within the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, headed by the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services, to provide for the effective management and administration of the Capitol Visitor Center, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 19, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-437.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5159 Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176820</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish the Office of the Capitol Visitor Center within the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, headed by the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services, to provide for the effective management and administration of the Capitol Visitor Center, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5159 Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-01:/action/176586</id>
    <updated>2008-10-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish the Office of the Capitol Visitor Center within the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, headed by the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services, to provide for the effective management and administration of the Capitol Visitor Center, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 01, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.633 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the deterioration of respect for privacy and human rights in the People's Republic of China before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr633/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/action/168210</id>
    <updated>2008-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the deterioration of respect for privacy and human rights in the People's Republic of China before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3253 Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Enhancement Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3253/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-09:/action/165898</id>
    <updated>2008-07-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for the administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System, 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>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3213/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/action/164761</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T20:00:00Z</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: H.R.6167 Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6167/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-02:/action/158809</id>
    <updated>2008-06-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3061 William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3061/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-21:/action/158680</id>
    <updated>2008-05-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3014 Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3014/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-12:/action/156923</id>
    <updated>2008-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2972 Aviation Investment and Modernization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2972/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-01:/action/152803</id>
    <updated>2008-05-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize and modernize the Federal Aviation Administration.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5891 To adjust the boundary of Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas and provide for three ecotourism projects within the preserve, and for other purposes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/action/151220</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To adjust the boundary of Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas and provide for three ecotourism projects within the preserve, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2817 National Park Centennial Fund Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-02:/action/155977</id>
    <updated>2008-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish the National Park Centennial Fund, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5671 To amend the laws establishing the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area and the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to retain and utilize special use permit fees collected by the Secretary in connection with the operation of marinas in the recreation area and the operation of the Multnomah Falls Lodge in the scenic area, and for other purposes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-31:/action/148681</id>
    <updated>2008-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the laws establishing the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area and the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to retain and utilize special use permit fees collected by the Secretary in connection with the operation of marinas in the recreation area and the operation of the Multnomah Falls Lodge in the scenic area, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5453 Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5453/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-13:/action/145723</id>
    <updated>2008-02-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize assistance to coastal states to develop coastal climate change adaptation plans pursuant to approved management programs approved under section 306, to minimize contributions to climate change, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2653 ACTION Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2653/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-13:/action/145687</id>
    <updated>2008-02-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to further United States security by restoring and enhancing the competitiveness of the United States for international students, scholars, scientists, and exchange visitors and by facilitating business travel to the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5159 Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5159/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-28:/action/144136</id>
    <updated>2008-01-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish the Office of the Capitol Visitor Center within the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, headed by the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services, to provide for the effective management and administration of the Capitol Visitor Center, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.2764 Omnibus Appropriations bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-25:/action/141688</id>
    <updated>2007-12-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 25, 2007: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.2764 Omnibus Appropriations bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2764/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-25:/action/141723</id>
    <updated>2007-12-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 25, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-161.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2764 Omnibus Appropriations bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2764/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-23:/action/141687</id>
    <updated>2007-12-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 23, 2007: Presented to President.    </content>
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