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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Statistics</title>
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  <updated>2007-03-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.737 Voter Advocate and Democracy Index Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-01:/action/94726</id>
    <updated>2007-03-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 in order to measure, compare, and improve the quality of voter access to polls and voter services in the administration of Federal elections in the States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.3850 Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-09-29:/action/36528</id>
    <updated>2006-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to improve ratings quality for the protection of investors and in the public interest by fostering accountability, transparency, and competition in the credit rating agency industry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 29, 2006: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.3850 Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-09-29:/action/36529</id>
    <updated>2006-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to improve ratings quality for the protection of investors and in the public interest by fostering accountability, transparency, and competition in the credit rating agency industry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 29, 2006: Became Public Law No: 109-291.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.3850 Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-09-28:/action/36527</id>
    <updated>2006-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to improve ratings quality for the protection of investors and in the public interest by fostering accountability, transparency, and competition in the credit rating agency industry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 28, 2006: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.3850 Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-09-27:/action/36524</id>
    <updated>2006-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to improve ratings quality for the protection of investors and in the public interest by fostering accountability, transparency, and competition in the credit rating agency industry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 27, 2006: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3850 Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-09-06:/action/36516</id>
    <updated>2006-09-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to improve ratings quality for the protection of investors and in the public interest by fostering accountability, transparency, and competition in the credit rating agency industry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1909 Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2005</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-10-24:/action/60547</id>
    <updated>2005-10-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve the provision of telehealth services under the Medicare Program, to provide grants for the development of telehealth networks, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3378 Comprehensive Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 2005</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-07-21:/action/64406</id>
    <updated>2005-07-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide comprehensive reform regarding medical malpractice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1372 FAIR Ratings Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-07-01:/action/67852</id>
    <updated>2005-07-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for the accuracy of television ratings services, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2990 Credit Rating Agency Duopoly Relief Act of 2005</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-06-20:/action/43634</id>
    <updated>2005-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To improve ratings quality by fostering competition, transparency, and accountability in the credit rating agency industry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2807 Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2005</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-06-08:/action/69156</id>
    <updated>2005-06-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To improve the provision of telehealth services under the Medicare Program, to provide grants for the development of telehealth networks, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2657 Comprehensive Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h2657/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-05-26:/action/70117</id>
    <updated>2005-05-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide comprehensive reform regarding medical malpractice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2516 Professional Athletes Drug Testing bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h2516/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-05-19:/action/70149</id>
    <updated>2005-05-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish standards for the testing of prohibited substances and methods for certain professional baseball, basketball, football, and hockey players.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.99 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to condemn the inhumane and unnecessary slaughter of small cetaceans, including Dall's porpoise, the bottlenose dolphin, Risso's dolphin, false killer whales, pilot whales, the striped dolphin, and the spotted dolphin in certain nations.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-04-06:/action/75679</id>
    <updated>2005-04-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to condemn the inhumane and unnecessary slaughter of small cetaceans, including Dall's porpoise, the bottlenose dolphin, Risso's dolphin, false killer whales, pilot whales, the striped dolphin, and the spotted dolphin in certain nations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.696 Domestic Violence Connections Campaign Act of 2005</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-02-09:/action/76524</id>
    <updated>2005-02-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish grants to improve and study the National Domestic Violence Hotline.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.288 Civil Rights Amendments Act of 2005</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-01-06:/action/78565</id>
    <updated>2005-01-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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