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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Politics and government</title>
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  <updated>2008-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.7321 Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act</title>
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    <updated>2008-12-09T19:00:00Z</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 Introduced: S.Res.724 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the horrific terrorist attacks and siege in Mumbai, India, beginning on November 26, 2008, and concluding on November 29, 2008.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-08:/action/178761</id>
    <updated>2008-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the horrific terrorist attacks and siege in Mumbai, India, beginning on November 26, 2008, and concluding on November 29, 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3689 Economic Recovery Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-16:/action/178499</id>
    <updated>2008-11-16T19:00:00Z</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.6063 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-14:/action/176925</id>
    <updated>2008-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 14, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.6063 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 14, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-422.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.7082 Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h7082/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-14:/action/176936</id>
    <updated>2008-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose certain prisoner return information to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 14, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.7082 Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h7082/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-14:/action/176937</id>
    <updated>2008-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose certain prisoner return information to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 14, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-428.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.928 Improving Government Accountability Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h928/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-13:/action/176901</id>
    <updated>2008-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 13, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-409.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.928 Improving Government Accountability Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h928/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-13:/action/176900</id>
    <updated>2008-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 13, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.5834 North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-06:/action/176796</id>
    <updated>2008-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 06, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-346.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.923 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h923/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-06:/action/176803</id>
    <updated>2008-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 06, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-344.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.923 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h923/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-06:/action/176794</id>
    <updated>2008-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 06, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6893/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-06:/action/176791</id>
    <updated>2008-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 06, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.5834 North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5834/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-06:/action/176778</id>
    <updated>2008-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 06, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6893/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-06:/action/176801</id>
    <updated>2008-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 06, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-351.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.7082 Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h7082/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-05:/action/176767</id>
    <updated>2008-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose certain prisoner return information to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 05, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6063 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6063/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-05:/action/176761</id>
    <updated>2008-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 05, 2008: Presented to 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,2008-10-02:/action/176573</id>
    <updated>2008-10-02T20:00:00Z</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 02, 2008: Presented to 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,2008-10-02:/action/176572</id>
    <updated>2008-10-02T20:00:00Z</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 02, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </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,2008-10-02:/action/176574</id>
    <updated>2008-10-02T20:00:00Z</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 02, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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