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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Department of Commerce</title>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.2918 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 01, 2009: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.2918 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 01, 2009: Became Public Law No: 111-68.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2918 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/action/209955</id>
    <updated>2009-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2009: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2918 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/action/210164</id>
    <updated>2009-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2009: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3657 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for members of the United States Public Health Service and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Corps to transfer unused benefits under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program to family members, and for other purposes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-25:/action/209628</id>
    <updated>2009-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for members of the United States Public Health Service and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Corps to transfer unused benefits under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program to family members, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.3114 To authorize the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds made available under the Trademark Act of 1946 for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force, and for other purposes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-07:/action/206769</id>
    <updated>2009-08-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds made available under the Trademark Act of 1946 for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 07, 2009: Became Public Law No: 111-45.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.3114 To authorize the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds made available under the Trademark Act of 1946 for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force, and for other purposes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-07:/action/206768</id>
    <updated>2009-08-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds made available under the Trademark Act of 1946 for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 07, 2009: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1606 Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-06:/action/206671</id>
    <updated>2009-08-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3114 To authorize the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds made available under the Trademark Act of 1946 for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force, and for other purposes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-27:/action/204818</id>
    <updated>2009-07-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds made available under the Trademark Act of 1946 for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 27, 2009: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1515 A bill to amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation, delineating the United States extended continental shelf, and the monitoring and description of coastal changes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-24:/action/204675</id>
    <updated>2009-07-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation, delineating the United States extended continental shelf, and the monitoring and description of coastal changes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3307 To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study of the population of the South Atlantic red snapper fishery, and to limit the authority of the Secretary to promulgate any interim rule that prohibits fishing in the South Atlantic red snapper fishery.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-23:/action/204441</id>
    <updated>2009-07-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study of the population of the South Atlantic red snapper fishery, and to limit the authority of the Secretary to promulgate any interim rule that prohibits fishing in the South Atlantic red snapper fishery.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3114 To authorize the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds made available under the Trademark Act of 1946 for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force, and for other purposes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-16:/action/203713</id>
    <updated>2009-07-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds made available under the Trademark Act of 1946 for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 16, 2009: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1447 Connecting America Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-14:/action/202964</id>
    <updated>2009-07-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to expand broadband deployment, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1442 Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-10:/action/202492</id>
    <updated>2009-07-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, establish a grant program for Indian Youth Service Corps, help restore the Nation's natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, and scenic resources, train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts, and promote the value of public service.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3125 Radio Spectrum Inventory Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-08:/action/201956</id>
    <updated>2009-07-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3114 To authorize the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds made available under the Trademark Act of 1946 for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force, and for other purposes.</title>
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    <updated>2009-07-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds made available under the Trademark Act of 1946 for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1358 A bill to authorize the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds made available under the Trademark Act of 1946 for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-25:/action/201026</id>
    <updated>2009-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds made available under the Trademark Act of 1946 for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2998 American Clean Energy And Security Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-23:/action/200633</id>
    <updated>2009-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2918 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2918/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-17:/action/199758</id>
    <updated>2009-06-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2847 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-12:/action/199161</id>
    <updated>2009-06-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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