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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Religion</title>
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  <updated>2009-11-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.355 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has systematically violated its obligations to uphold human rights provided for under its constitution and international law.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-19:/action/217125</id>
    <updated>2009-11-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has systematically violated its obligations to uphold human rights provided for under its constitution and international law.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.322 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on religious minorities in Iraq.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/action/212899</id>
    <updated>2009-10-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on religious minorities in Iraq.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.321 A resolution commemorating the lives and work of Jesuit Fathers Ignacio Ellacuria, Ignacio Martin-Baro, Segundo Montes, Amando Lopez, Juan Ramon Moreno, Joaquin Lopez y Lopez, and housekeeper Julia Elba Ramos and her daughter Celina Mariset Ramos on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of their deaths on November 16, 1989, at the Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Canas located in San Salvador, El Salvador.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/action/212733</id>
    <updated>2009-10-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution commemorating the lives and work of Jesuit Fathers Ignacio Ellacuria, Ignacio Martin-Baro, Segundo Montes, Amando Lopez, Juan Ramon Moreno, Joaquin Lopez y Lopez, and housekeeper Julia Elba Ramos and her daughter Celina Mariset Ramos on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of their deaths on November 16, 1989, at the Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Canas located in San Salvador, El Salvador.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.304 A resolution commemorating the canonization of Father Damien de Veuster, SS.CC. to sainthood.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/action/210483</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution commemorating the canonization of Father Damien de Veuster, SS.CC. to sainthood.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.2918 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2918/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-01:/action/210166</id>
    <updated>2009-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 01, 2009: Became Public Law No: 111-68.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.2918 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-01:/action/210165</id>
    <updated>2009-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 01, 2009: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2918 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2918/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/action/209955</id>
    <updated>2009-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2009: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2918 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2918/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/action/210164</id>
    <updated>2009-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2009: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.786 Commemorating the canonization of Father Damien de Veuster, SS.CC. to sainthood.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr786/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/action/210123</id>
    <updated>2009-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Commemorating the canonization of Father Damien de Veuster, SS.CC. to sainthood.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3619 United States Mariner and Vessel Protection Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3619/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-22:/action/209051</id>
    <updated>2009-09-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.761 Remembering and commemorating the lives and work of Jesuit Fathers Ignacio Ellacuria, Ignacio Martin-Baro, Segundo Montes, Amando Lopez, Juan Ramon Moreno, Joaquin Lopez y Lopez, and housekeeper Julia Elba Ramos and her daughter Celina Mariset Ramos on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of their deaths at the University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas located in San Salvador, El Salvador on November 16, 1989.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr761/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-22:/action/209072</id>
    <updated>2009-09-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Remembering and commemorating the lives and work of Jesuit Fathers Ignacio Ellacuria, Ignacio Martin-Baro, Segundo Montes, Amando Lopez, Juan Ramon Moreno, Joaquin Lopez y Lopez, and housekeeper Julia Elba Ramos and her daughter Celina Mariset Ramos on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of their deaths at the University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas located in San Salvador, El Salvador on November 16, 1989.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1584 Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009</title>
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    <updated>2009-08-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.226 A resolution designating September 2009 as &quot;Gospel Music Heritage Month&quot; and honoring gospel music for its valuable contributions to the culture of the United States.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-sr226/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-29:/action/205362</id>
    <updated>2009-07-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution designating September 2009 as &quot;Gospel Music Heritage Month&quot; and honoring gospel music for its valuable contributions to the culture of the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3347 Freedom Trade Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3347/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-27:/action/204900</id>
    <updated>2009-07-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from the products of foreign countries that do not maintain acceptable standards of religious freedom and worker rights.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.675 Condemning the July 17, 2009, terrorist bombings in Indonesia and expressing condolences to the people of Indonesia and the various other countries suffering casualties in the attacks.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr675/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-23:/action/204261</id>
    <updated>2009-07-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Condemning the July 17, 2009, terrorist bombings in Indonesia and expressing condolences to the people of Indonesia and the various other countries suffering casualties in the attacks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3293 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3293/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-22:/action/204195</id>
    <updated>2009-07-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1478 Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Skills Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-21:/action/203895</id>
    <updated>2009-07-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to strengthen communities through English literacy and civics education for new Americans, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3249 Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Skills Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-17:/action/203623</id>
    <updated>2009-07-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To strengthen communities through English literacy and civics education for new Americans, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3231 Durban Taxpayer Refund Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-16:/action/203309</id>
    <updated>2009-07-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To refund United States taxpayer dollars expended on the Durban Review Conference, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.164 Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Food and Nutrition Service of the Department of Agriculture.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-10:/action/202497</id>
    <updated>2009-07-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Food and Nutrition Service of the Department of Agriculture.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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