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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Employee health benefits</title>
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  <updated>2008-12-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.3712 A bill to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-23:/action/178984</id>
    <updated>2008-12-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 23, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-460.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.3712 A bill to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3712/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-22:/action/178983</id>
    <updated>2008-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 22, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.3712 A bill to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3712/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-11:/action/178934</id>
    <updated>2008-12-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 11, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.3712 A bill to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3712/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-09:/action/178933</id>
    <updated>2008-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 09, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3712 A bill to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3712/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-19:/action/178592</id>
    <updated>2008-11-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.2851 Michelle's Law</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2851/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176808</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.2851 Michelle's Law</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2851/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176809</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-381.    </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 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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    <title>Bill Enacted: 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/176757</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: Became Public Law No: 110-343.    </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 Introduced: S.3676 Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Support Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3676/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176315</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to support the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2851 Michelle's Law</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2851/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/176054</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 29, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2851 Michelle's Law</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2851/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/action/173841</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 24, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6983 Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6983/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-21:/action/172587</id>
    <updated>2008-09-21T20:00:00Z</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, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6908 Health Insurance Source of Injury Clarification Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6908/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-15:/action/171621</id>
    <updated>2008-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily understandable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.638 A resolution supporting legislation promoting improved health care and access to health care for women.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/170421</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution supporting legislation promoting improved health care and access to health care for women.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.400 Expressing the support of the Congress regarding the need to ensure health care for women and health care for all in national health care reform.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/169111</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the support of the Congress regarding the need to ensure health care for women and health care for all in national health care reform.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3335 Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3335/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-23:/action/167409</id>
    <updated>2008-07-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.6081 Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6081/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-16:/action/161450</id>
    <updated>2008-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide benefits for military personnel, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 16, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-245.    </content>
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