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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Citizenship</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.2840 Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-09:/action/176848</id>
    <updated>2008-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such applications.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 09, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-382.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.2840 Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-09:/action/176847</id>
    <updated>2008-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such applications.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 09, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2840 Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176102</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such applications.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2840 Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-28:/action/175653</id>
    <updated>2008-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such applications.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 28, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3181 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/action/164686</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill 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.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/action/156518</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 07, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5715/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/action/156519</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 07, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-227.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5715/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/action/156270</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 06, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5715/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-01:/action/152176</id>
    <updated>2008-05-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 01, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2936 Responsible Expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-29:/action/151677</id>
    <updated>2008-04-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, to limit income eligibility expansions under that program until the lowest income eligible individuals are enrolled, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.515 A resolution commemorating the life and work of Dith Pran.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/action/149999</id>
    <updated>2008-04-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution commemorating the life and work of Dith Pran.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.511 A resolution recognizing that John Sidney McCain, III, is a natural born citizen.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-10:/action/149584</id>
    <updated>2008-04-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution recognizing that John Sidney McCain, III, is a natural born citizen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2840 Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-10:/action/149674</id>
    <updated>2008-04-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such applications.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.J.Res.31 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to United States citizenship.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/action/149344</id>
    <updated>2008-04-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to United States citizenship.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5750 Senior Citizenship Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5750/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/action/149399</id>
    <updated>2008-04-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/action/149135</id>
    <updated>2008-04-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2713 A bill to prohibit appropriated funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-05:/action/146722</id>
    <updated>2008-03-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to prohibit appropriated funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2711 Worksite Enforcement Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-05:/action/146639</id>
    <updated>2008-03-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve the enforcement of laws prohibiting the employment of unauthorized aliens and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2721 Strengthening American Citizenship Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-05:/action/146657</id>
    <updated>2008-03-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prescribe the binding oath or affirmation of renunciation and allegiance required to be naturalized as a citizen of the United States, to encourage and support the efforts of prospective citizens of the United States to become citizens, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2678 Children of Military Families Natural Born Citizen Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-28:/action/146349</id>
    <updated>2008-02-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to clarify the law and ensure that children born to United States citizens while serving overseas in the military are eligible to become President.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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