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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Business ethics</title>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/issues/atom/5116_business_ethics" rel="self"/>
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  <updated>2012-01-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/5116</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3876 Reinforcing Existing Permit Sanctions On Leases Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3876/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-31:/action/319597</id>
    <updated>2012-01-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from leasing Federal lands to any person who has violated the Trading with the Enemy Act or who conducts business with a state sponsor of terrorism, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3766 Jeremy Bell Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3766/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-22:/action/318321</id>
    <updated>2011-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties with respect to employers' conduct relating to persons engaging in sexual conduct with children, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3735 Medicare Fraud Enforcement and Prevention Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3735/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-18:/action/318057</id>
    <updated>2011-12-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for enhanced penalties to combat Medicare and Medicaid fraud, a Medicare data-mining system and biometric technology pilot program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3605 Global Online Freedom Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3605/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-07:/action/316820</id>
    <updated>2011-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To prevent United States businesses from cooperating with repressive governments in transforming the Internet into a tool of censorship and surveillance, to fulfill the responsibility of the United States Government to promote freedom of expression on the Internet, to restore public confidence in the integrity of United States businesses, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3588 Overseas Contractor Reform Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3588/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-06:/action/316599</id>
    <updated>2011-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the proposal for debarment from contracting with the Federal Government of persons violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3589 Business Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3589/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-06:/action/316657</id>
    <updated>2011-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3531 Foreign Business Bribery Prohibition Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3531/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-11-29:/action/315680</id>
    <updated>2011-11-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize certain private rights of action under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 for violations by foreign concerns that damage domestic businesses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3331 Federal Accounting of Renewable Energy Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3331/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-11-01:/action/313097</id>
    <updated>2011-11-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To require an accounting for financial support made to promote the production or use of renewable energy, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1556 Federal Accounting of Renewable Energy Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s1556/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-09-13:/action/308875</id>
    <updated>2011-09-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require an accounting for financial support made to promote the production or use of renewable energy, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2759 Business Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2759/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-07-31:/action/307070</id>
    <updated>2011-07-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To require companies to include in their annual reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission a disclosure describing any measures the company has taken during the year to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor within the company's supply chains.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1449 Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s1449/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-07-28:/action/306811</id>
    <updated>2011-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds for highway safety programs and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2589 Antiboycott Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2589/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-07-18:/action/305182</id>
    <updated>2011-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To prohibit certain activities in support of the Arab League boycott of Israel, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2483 Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2483/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-07-10:/action/303947</id>
    <updated>2011-07-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1338 Regulatory Capture Prevention Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s1338/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-07-06:/action/303373</id>
    <updated>2011-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend chapter 5 of title 31, United States Code, to establish the Office of Regulatory Integrity within the Office of Management and Budget.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1339 Regulatory Information Reporting Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s1339/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-07-06:/action/303472</id>
    <updated>2011-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for the compilation and reporting of participation data relating to Federal rulemaking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2428 GSE Legal Fee Reduction Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2428/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-07-05:/action/303084</id>
    <updated>2011-07-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To protect the taxpayers of the United States by limiting the Federal payment of legal fees for current and former officers and affiliated parties of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.333 Welcoming and commending the Government of Japan for extending an official apology to all United States former prisoners of war from the Pacific War and establishing in 2010 a visitation program to Japan for surviving veterans, family members, and descendants.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr333/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-06-23:/action/302587</id>
    <updated>2011-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Welcoming and commending the Government of Japan for extending an official apology to all United States former prisoners of war from the Pacific War and establishing in 2010 a visitation program to Japan for surviving veterans, family members, and descendants.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2130 Federal Employees Responsible Investment Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2130/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-06-02:/action/300234</id>
    <updated>2011-06-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2126 Risk Retention Modernization Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2126/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-06-02:/action/300150</id>
    <updated>2011-06-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To modernize the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 and expand coverage to include commercial property insurance, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1048 Iran, North Korea, and Syria Sanctions Consolidation Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s1048/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-05-22:/action/298304</id>
    <updated>2011-05-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to expand sanctions imposed with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran, North Korea, and Syria, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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