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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Parties to actions</title>
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  <updated>2008-08-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-30:/action/168828</id>
    <updated>2008-08-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 30, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4040/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-13:/action/168951</id>
    <updated>2008-08-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 13, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4040/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-13:/action/168952</id>
    <updated>2008-08-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 13, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-314.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4040/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-05:/action/168919</id>
    <updated>2008-08-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 05, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4040/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/168901</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 30, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6346 Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6346/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-22:/action/164076</id>
    <updated>2008-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3044 Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3044/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-19:/action/157553</id>
    <updated>2008-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2998 Prepaid Calling Card Consumer Protection Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2998/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/action/156617</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and services, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2991 Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2991/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/action/156551</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5892 Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5892/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/action/151159</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modernize the disability benefits claims processing system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure the accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5761 To withhold Federal financial assistance from each country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit the issuance of visas to nationals of such country.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5761/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/action/149540</id>
    <updated>2008-04-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To withhold Federal financial assistance from each country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit the issuance of visas to nationals of such country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5754 Employees' Pension Security Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5754/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/action/149262</id>
    <updated>2008-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and title 11, United State Code, to provide necessary reforms for employee pension benefit plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5607 State Secret Protection Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5607/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-12:/action/147840</id>
    <updated>2008-03-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2720 A bill to withhold Federal financial assistance from each country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit the issuance of visas to nationals of such country.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2720/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-04:/action/146718</id>
    <updated>2008-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to withhold Federal financial assistance from each country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit the issuance of visas to nationals of such country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2663 CPSC Reform Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2663/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-24:/action/145999</id>
    <updated>2008-02-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.980 Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial procedings to enforce certain subpoenas.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-12:/action/145586</id>
    <updated>2008-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial procedings to enforce certain subpoenas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5234 Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5234/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-05:/action/144574</id>
    <updated>2008-02-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 18, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to limit the misuse of Social Security numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such misuse, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.4986 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4986/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-27:/action/144083</id>
    <updated>2008-01-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;January 27, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-181.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.4986 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4986/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-27:/action/144082</id>
    <updated>2008-01-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;January 27, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4986 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4986/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-23:/action/143016</id>
    <updated>2008-01-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;January 23, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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