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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Visas</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.3606 Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-10:/action/178328</id>
    <updated>2008-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to extend the special immigrant nonminister religious worker program and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 10, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-391.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.3606 Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-10:/action/178327</id>
    <updated>2008-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to extend the special immigrant nonminister religious worker program and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 10, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.5571 To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates, and for other purposes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176824</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-362.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.5571 To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5571/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176823</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.3606 Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3606/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-02:/action/178326</id>
    <updated>2008-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to extend the special immigrant nonminister religious worker program and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 02, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5571 To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5571/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176069</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3658 A bill to require the accreditation of English language training programs, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3658/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176156</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require the accreditation of English language training programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5571 To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5571/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/action/175630</id>
    <updated>2008-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 27, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.3606 Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3606/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/action/178325</id>
    <updated>2008-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to extend the special immigrant nonminister religious worker program and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 27, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3606 Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3606/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/action/174784</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to extend the special immigrant nonminister religious worker program and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.7093 To require the accreditation of English language training programs, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h7093/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/action/174457</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the accreditation of English language training programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3541 Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3541/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-23:/action/173537</id>
    <updated>2008-09-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to address the impending humanitarian crisis and potential security breakdown as a result of the mass influx of Iraqi refugees into neighboring countries, and the growing internally displaced population in Iraq, by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, facilitating the resettlement of Iraqis at risk, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.6456 To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6456/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-19:/action/172360</id>
    <updated>2008-09-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 19, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.6456 To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6456/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-19:/action/172487</id>
    <updated>2008-09-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 19, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-321.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6456 To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6456/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-11:/action/170991</id>
    <updated>2008-09-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 11, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6456 To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6456/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-08:/action/170625</id>
    <updated>2008-09-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 08, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6496 Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6496/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/action/166281</id>
    <updated>2008-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To address the impending humanitarian crisis and potential security breakdown as a result of the mass influx of Iraqi refugees into neighboring countries, and the growing internally displaced population in Iraq, by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, facilitating the resettlement of Iraqis at risk, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3257 Legal Immigration Extension Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3257/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-11:/action/165930</id>
    <updated>2008-07-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to extend immigration programs to promote legal immigration and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6456 To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6456/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-10:/action/165774</id>
    <updated>2008-07-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </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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