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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Birth defects</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1810/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176844</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-374.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1810/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176843</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1810/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/175825</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 29, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1810/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/action/174172</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 25, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2984 Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2984/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/action/156160</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and enhance veterans' benefits, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.1858 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1858/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/action/151142</id>
    <updated>2008-04-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 24, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.1858 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1858/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/action/151143</id>
    <updated>2008-04-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 24, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-204.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.76 A concurrent resolution to make technical corrections in the enrollment of the bill S. 1858.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sc76/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/action/149878</id>
    <updated>2008-04-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A concurrent resolution to make technical corrections in the enrollment of the bill S. 1858.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.1858 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1858/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/action/149796</id>
    <updated>2008-04-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 14, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.1858 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1858/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/action/149423</id>
    <updated>2008-04-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 08, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5729 Spina Bifida Health Care Program Expansion Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5729/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/action/149133</id>
    <updated>2008-04-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide comprehensive health care to children of Vietnam veterans born with Spina Bifida, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2799 Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2799/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-02:/action/148851</id>
    <updated>2008-04-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.858 Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr858/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-11:/action/139556</id>
    <updated>2007-12-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4030 Children's Chemical Risk Reduction Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4030/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-31:/action/135467</id>
    <updated>2007-10-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of certain children's products and child care articles that contain phthalates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2275 Children's Chemical Risk Reduction Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2275/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-31:/action/135516</id>
    <updated>2007-10-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of certain children's products and child care articles that contain phthalates, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3825 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3825/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-15:/action/132254</id>
    <updated>2007-10-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1858 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1858/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-23:/action/123639</id>
    <updated>2007-07-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3112 Prenatally Diagnosed Condition Awareness Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3112/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-19:/action/123221</id>
    <updated>2007-07-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1810/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-18:/action/125599</id>
    <updated>2007-07-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.524 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to Diamond-Blackfan Anemia.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr524/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-27:/action/120167</id>
    <updated>2007-06-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to Diamond-Blackfan Anemia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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