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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Strategic materials</title>
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  <updated>2008-09-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/4713</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6899 Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-14:/action/171346</id>
    <updated>2008-09-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To advance the national security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while building a bridge to the future through expanded access to Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax subsidies for large oil and gas companies, and facilitating energy efficiencies in the building, housing, and transportation sectors, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6709 National Conservation, Environment, and Energy Independence Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6709/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/169786</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To greatly enhance the Nation's path toward energy independence and environmental, energy, economic, and national security, by amending Federal policy to increase the production of domestic energy sources, to dedicate fixed percentages of the royalties received for conservation programs, environmental restoration projects, renewable energy research and development, clean energy technology research and development, increased development of existing energy sources, and energy assistance for those in need, and to share a portion of such royalties with producing States, 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,2008-07-13:/action/166072</id>
    <updated>2008-07-13T20:00:00Z</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: H.R.6412 Comprehensive Energy Exploration, Price Reduction, and Renewable Energy Investment Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/action/164294</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To promote the energy security of the United States, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3044 Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3044/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-19:/action/157553</id>
    <updated>2008-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6022 Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6022/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-18:/action/158134</id>
    <updated>2008-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To suspend the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 18, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.6022 Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6022/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-18:/action/158135</id>
    <updated>2008-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To suspend the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 18, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.6022 Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6022/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-18:/action/158136</id>
    <updated>2008-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To suspend the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 18, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-232.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6022 Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6022/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-13:/action/157539</id>
    <updated>2008-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To suspend the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 13, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6022 Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6022/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-11:/action/156886</id>
    <updated>2008-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To suspend the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2991 Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2991/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/action/156551</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2973 American Energy Production Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2973/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-01:/action/152390</id>
    <updated>2008-05-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to promote the energy security of the United States, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2953 DOES Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2953/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-30:/action/152097</id>
    <updated>2008-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for the development and inventory of certain outer Continental Shelf resources, to suspend petroleum acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2958 American Energy Production Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2958/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-30:/action/152158</id>
    <updated>2008-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to promote the energy security of the United States, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2927 Government Oil Acquisition Financial Accountability and Consumer Relief Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2927/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-27:/action/151455</id>
    <updated>2008-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to increase the supply and lower the cost of petroleum by temporarily suspending the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to include additional acquisition requirements for the Reserve.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5658 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5658/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-30:/action/148545</id>
    <updated>2008-03-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5473 Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5473/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-13:/action/145817</id>
    <updated>2008-02-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To increase the supply and lower the cost of petroleum by temporarily suspending the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5437 American-Made Energy Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5437/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-13:/action/145824</id>
    <updated>2008-02-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, to increase American energy independence, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2598 Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2598/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-05:/action/144536</id>
    <updated>2008-02-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to increase the supply and lower the cost of petroleum by temporarily suspending the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.4986 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4986/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-27:/action/144082</id>
    <updated>2008-01-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;January 27, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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