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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Christianity</title>
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  <updated>2008-09-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/5161</id>
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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 Introduced: S.Res.641 A resolution congratulating the Focus on the Family radio program for its induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr641/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/action/170429</id>
    <updated>2008-07-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution congratulating the Focus on the Family radio program for its induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1358 Honoring the life of the Reverend Billy Graham on the occasion of his 90th birthday and recognizing his decades of public service and his commitment to furthering the faith of Christians around the world.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1358/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-21:/action/166793</id>
    <updated>2008-07-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Honoring the life of the Reverend Billy Graham on the occasion of his 90th birthday and recognizing his decades of public service and his commitment to furthering the faith of Christians around the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.615 A resolution urging the Government of Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Orthodox Christian Church.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr615/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-17:/action/166774</id>
    <updated>2008-07-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution urging the Government of Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Orthodox Christian Church.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </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.Res.595 A resolution designating September 2008 as &quot;Gospel Music Heritage Month&quot; and honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr595/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-16:/action/160960</id>
    <updated>2008-06-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution designating September 2008 as &quot;Gospel Music Heritage Month&quot; and honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.847 Recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr847/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-06:/action/138935</id>
    <updated>2007-12-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2409 Loyalty to Our Legacy Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2409/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-05:/action/138996</id>
    <updated>2007-12-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to direct the Architect of the Capitol to ensure that the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the national motto &quot;In God We Trust&quot; are each displayed prominently in the Capitol Visitor Center on a permanent basis and to prohibit the Architect from removing or refusing to include language or other content from exhibits and materials relating to the Capitol Visitor Center on the grounds that the language or content includes a religious reference or Judeo-Christian content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3908 Loyalty to Our Legacy Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3908/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-18:/action/132825</id>
    <updated>2007-10-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To direct the Architect of the Capitol to ensure that the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the national motto &quot;In God We Trust&quot; are each displayed prominently in the Capitol Visitor Center on a permanent basis and to prohibit the Architect from removing or refusing to include language or other content from exhibits and materials relating to the Capitol Visitor Center on the grounds that the language or content includes a religious reference or Judeo-Christian content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.756 Condemning the Wakf's digging activities at the Temple Mount site and deploring the destruction of artifacts vitally important to Jewish, Christian and Muslim faiths.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr756/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-18:/action/132833</id>
    <updated>2007-10-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Condemning the Wakf's digging activities at the Temple Mount site and deploring the destruction of artifacts vitally important to Jewish, Christian and Muslim faiths.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.598 Supporting the goals of the Ten Commandments Commission and congratulating such Commission and its supporters for their key role in promoting and ensuring recognition of the Ten Commandments as the cornerstone of Western law.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr598/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-01:/action/134171</id>
    <updated>2007-08-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting the goals of the Ten Commandments Commission and congratulating such Commission and its supporters for their key role in promoting and ensuring recognition of the Ten Commandments as the cornerstone of Western law.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.420 Condemning the recent murders of three Christian workers in Turkey and expressing support for the efforts of the Government of Turkey to investigate and prosecute those individuals responsible for the murders under charges of terrorism.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr420/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-21:/action/113199</id>
    <updated>2007-05-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Condemning the recent murders of three Christian workers in Turkey and expressing support for the efforts of the Government of Turkey to investigate and prosecute those individuals responsible for the murders under charges of terrorism.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.309 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should support independence for Kosovo.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr309/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-04-17:/action/108562</id>
    <updated>2007-04-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should support independence for Kosovo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.135 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Untied States should support independence for Kosovo.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr135/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-29:/action/107981</id>
    <updated>2007-03-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Untied States should support independence for Kosovo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.133 A resolution celebrating the life of Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr133/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-28:/action/107641</id>
    <updated>2007-03-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution celebrating the life of Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.85 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the creation of refugee populations in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf region as a result of human rights violations.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr85/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-16:/action/94109</id>
    <updated>2007-02-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the creation of refugee populations in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf region as a result of human rights violations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.185 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the creation of refugee populations in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf region as a result of human rights violations.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr185/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-16:/action/94049</id>
    <updated>2007-02-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the creation of refugee populations in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf region as a result of human rights violations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.15 Recognizing the contributions of the Christmas tree industry to the United States economy.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hj15/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-16:/action/90485</id>
    <updated>2007-01-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the contributions of the Christmas tree industry to the United States economy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.J.Res.41 A joint resolution recognizing the contributions of the Christmas tree industry to the United States economy and urging the Secretary of Agriculture to establish programs to raise awareness of the importance of the Christmas tree industry.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-sj41/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-09-29:/action/36605</id>
    <updated>2006-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A joint resolution recognizing the contributions of the Christmas tree industry to the United States economy and urging the Secretary of Agriculture to establish programs to raise awareness of the importance of the Christmas tree industry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.96 Recognizing the contributions of the Christmas tree industry to the United States economy.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-hj96/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-09-19:/action/36595</id>
    <updated>2006-09-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the contributions of the Christmas tree industry to the United States economy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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