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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Parents</title>
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  <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008</title>
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    <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 Signed by President: H.R.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008</title>
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    <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 Sent To President: H.R.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008</title>
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    <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"/>
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    <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: H.Res.1106 Expressing support for designation of April 2008 as &quot;National Autism Awareness Month&quot; and supporting efforts to devote new resources to research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.</title>
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    <updated>2008-04-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing support for designation of April 2008 as &quot;National Autism Awareness Month&quot; and supporting efforts to devote new resources to research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.1593 Second Chance Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/action/149235</id>
    <updated>2008-04-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 09, 2008: Signed by President.    </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 Enacted: H.R.1593 Second Chance Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/action/149512</id>
    <updated>2008-04-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 09, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-199.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: 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,2008-04-08:/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 Sent To President: H.R.1593 Second Chance Act of 2007</title>
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    <updated>2008-04-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 07, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2815 Strengthening Student Aid for All Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-03:/action/155764</id>
    <updated>2008-04-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to increase unsubsidized Stafford loan limits for undergraduate students, provide for a secondary market for FFEL loans, allow for the in-school deferment of PLUS loans, augment the maximum Federal Pell Grant for the lowest income students, and expand the number of students eligible to obtain loans under the lender-of-last-resort program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5640 Birthparent Assistance Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5640/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-14:/action/148035</id>
    <updated>2008-03-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide services for birthparents who have placed a child for adoption, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.481 A resolution designating April 2008 as &quot;National Autism Awareness Month&quot; and supporting efforts to increase funding for research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/action/147904</id>
    <updated>2008-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution designating April 2008 as &quot;National Autism Awareness Month&quot; and supporting efforts to increase funding for research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1593 Second Chance Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1593/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-11:/action/147185</id>
    <updated>2008-03-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March 11, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5563 Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5563/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-10:/action/147101</id>
    <updated>2008-03-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize and reform the national service laws.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5516 Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-28:/action/146360</id>
    <updated>2008-02-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other first responders.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.303 Recognizing the importance of autism awareness, supporting efforts to increase funding for research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hc303/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-25:/action/145976</id>
    <updated>2008-02-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the importance of autism awareness, supporting efforts to increase funding for research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.1429 Improving Head Start Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-12:/action/139207</id>
    <updated>2007-12-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 12, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-134.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.1429 Improving Head Start Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-12:/action/139206</id>
    <updated>2007-12-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 12, 2007: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1429 Improving Head Start Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-05:/action/137583</id>
    <updated>2007-12-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 05, 2007: Presented to President.    </content>
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