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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Rehabilitation of the disabled</title>
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  <updated>2008-04-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2931 Medicare Access to Complex Rehabilitative and Assistive Technology Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-29:/action/151687</id>
    <updated>2008-04-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt complex rehabilitation products and assistive technology products from the Medicare competitive acquisition program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.793 Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-28:/action/151713</id>
    <updated>2008-04-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for the expansion and improvement of traumatic brain injury programs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 28, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.793 Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-28:/action/151714</id>
    <updated>2008-04-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for the expansion and improvement of traumatic brain injury programs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 28, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-206.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.845 Safety of Seniors Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/action/150952</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 23, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.845 Safety of Seniors Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/action/150953</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 23, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-202.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.793 Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-17:/action/150463</id>
    <updated>2008-04-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for the expansion and improvement of traumatic brain injury programs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 17, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.845 Safety of Seniors Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/action/149837</id>
    <updated>2008-04-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 14, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.793 Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s793/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-10:/action/150462</id>
    <updated>2008-04-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for the expansion and improvement of traumatic brain injury programs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 10, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.845 Safety of Seniors Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s845/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/action/149227</id>
    <updated>2008-04-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 08, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5658 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-31:/action/148545</id>
    <updated>2008-03-31T00:00:00Z</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: S.Res.487 A resolution designating March 22, 2008, as National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/action/147652</id>
    <updated>2008-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution designating March 22, 2008, as National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5028 Fairness in Autism Treatment Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5028/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-16:/action/141998</id>
    <updated>2008-01-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group health plans provide coverage for pervasive developmental disorders such as autism.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.2499 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-29:/action/141696</id>
    <updated>2007-12-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 29, 2007: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.2499 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-29:/action/141737</id>
    <updated>2007-12-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 29, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-173.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2499 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2499/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-27:/action/141692</id>
    <updated>2007-12-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 27, 2007: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2499 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2499/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-19:/action/141539</id>
    <updated>2007-12-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 19, 2007: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2499 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2499/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-18:/action/141529</id>
    <updated>2007-12-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4355 To impose a moratorium on certain Medicaid payment restrictions.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-11:/action/143135</id>
    <updated>2007-12-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To impose a moratorium on certain Medicaid payment restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3750 Vision Preservation Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-04:/action/131646</id>
    <updated>2007-10-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3556 To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to provide an additional 12 weeks of leave for a family member to care for a member of the Armed Forces who is seriously injured in combat.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-17:/action/129266</id>
    <updated>2007-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to provide an additional 12 weeks of leave for a family member to care for a member of the Armed Forces who is seriously injured in combat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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