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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Accident prevention</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/5181</id>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.2095 Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 15, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-432.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.2095 Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-15:/action/176947</id>
    <updated>2008-10-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 15, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2095 Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-05:/action/176758</id>
    <updated>2008-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 05, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2095 Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176187</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </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,2008-08-30:/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 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 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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  <entry>
    <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.Res.1225 Expressing support for designation of June 2008 as &quot;National Safety Month&quot;.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1225/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-21:/action/158345</id>
    <updated>2008-05-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing support for designation of June 2008 as &quot;National Safety Month&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.547 A resolution designating the week of May 4 through May 10, 2008, as &quot;North American Occupational Safety and Health Week&quot; and May 7, 2008, as &quot;Occupational Safety and Health Professionals Day&quot;.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr547/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-30:/action/152139</id>
    <updated>2008-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution designating the week of May 4 through May 10, 2008, as &quot;North American Occupational Safety and Health Week&quot; and May 7, 2008, as &quot;Occupational Safety and Health Professionals Day&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2941 Runway Safety Improvement Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2941/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-29:/action/151826</id>
    <updated>2008-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve airport runway safety, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1154 Supporting the mission and goals of Workers Memorial Day in order to honor and remember the workers who have been killed or injured in the workplace.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1154/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/action/151344</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting the mission and goals of Workers Memorial Day in order to honor and remember the workers who have been killed or injured in the workplace.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.845 Safety of Seniors Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s845/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/action/150952</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 22, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.845 Safety of Seniors Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s845/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/action/150953</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 22, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-202.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.845 Safety of Seniors Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s845/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-13:/action/149837</id>
    <updated>2008-04-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 13, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.845 Safety of Seniors Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s845/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-07:/action/149227</id>
    <updated>2008-04-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 07, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5522 Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5522/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-03:/action/146555</id>
    <updated>2008-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the Secretary of Labor to issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust, and for other purposes.&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: S.2430 Maritime Emergency Prevention Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2430/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-05:/action/139047</id>
    <updated>2007-12-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to prevent maritime emergencies, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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