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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Drugs</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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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-17:/action/178499</id>
    <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 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 Signed by President: H.R.6432 Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-14:/action/168955</id>
    <updated>2008-08-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the animal drug user fee program, to establish a program of fees relating to generic new animal drugs, to make certain technical corrections to the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 14, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.6432 Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6432/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-14:/action/168956</id>
    <updated>2008-08-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the animal drug user fee program, to establish a program of fees relating to generic new animal drugs, to make certain technical corrections to the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 14, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-316.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6432 Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-06:/action/168930</id>
    <updated>2008-08-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the animal drug user fee program, to establish a program of fees relating to generic new animal drugs, to make certain technical corrections to the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 06, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6432 Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6432/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-01:/action/168914</id>
    <updated>2008-08-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the animal drug user fee program, to establish a program of fees relating to generic new animal drugs, to make certain technical corrections to the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 01, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.5501 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5501/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/168297</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-293.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.5501 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5501/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/168296</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 30, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5501 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5501/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-25:/action/167441</id>
    <updated>2008-07-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 25, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5501 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5501/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-24:/action/167440</id>
    <updated>2008-07-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 24, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6331/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/action/166449</id>
    <updated>2008-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 15, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-275.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Vetoed: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6331/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/action/166176</id>
    <updated>2008-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 15, 2008: Vetoed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6331/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-10:/action/166175</id>
    <updated>2008-07-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 10, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6451 Drug Free Water Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6451/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-09:/action/165653</id>
    <updated>2008-07-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to convene a task force to develop recommendations on the proper disposal of unused pharmaceuticals, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6331/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-09:/action/165582</id>
    <updated>2008-07-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 09, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3230 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3230/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-08:/action/165511</id>
    <updated>2008-07-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 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.6432 Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6432/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-08:/action/165455</id>
    <updated>2008-07-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the animal drug user fee program, to establish a program of fees relating to generic new animal drugs, to make certain technical corrections to the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.2642 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2642/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-30:/action/164848</id>
    <updated>2008-06-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-252.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.2642 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2642/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-30:/action/164847</id>
    <updated>2008-06-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 30, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2642 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-27:/action/163772</id>
    <updated>2008-06-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 27, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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