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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Department of Labor</title>
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  <updated>2013-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.805 Robert C. Byrd Mine and Workplace Safety and Health Act of 2013</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-23:/action/356522</id>
    <updated>2013-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve compliance with mine and occupational safety and health laws, and empower workers to raise safety concerns, prevent future mine and other workplace tragedies, and establish rights of families of victims of workplace accidents, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1649 Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1649/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-17:/action/355871</id>
    <updated>2013-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1648 Protecting America's Workers Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1648/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-17:/action/356003</id>
    <updated>2013-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for high gravity violations, to adjust penalties for inflation, to provide rights for victims or their family members, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.744 Tibetan Refugee Assistance Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s744/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-15:/action/355538</id>
    <updated>2013-04-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1562 Family Farm Relief Act of 2013</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-14:/action/355531</id>
    <updated>2013-04-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to simplify the petitioning procedure for H-2A workers, to expand the scope of the H-2A program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.933 Science Appropriations Act, 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h933/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-25:/action/354387</id>
    <updated>2013-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&quot;An Act making consolidated appropriations and further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March 25, 2013: Became Public Law No: 113-6.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.933 Science Appropriations Act, 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h933/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-25:/action/354386</id>
    <updated>2013-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&quot;An Act making consolidated appropriations and further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March 25, 2013: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.665 Protecting America's Workers Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s665/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-21:/action/354201</id>
    <updated>2013-03-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for high gravity violations, to adjust penalties for inflation, to provide rights for victims or their family members, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.933 Science Appropriations Act, 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h933/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-21:/action/354362</id>
    <updated>2013-03-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&quot;An Act making consolidated appropriations and further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March 21, 2013: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1373 Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1373/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-20:/action/353800</id>
    <updated>2013-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To improve compliance with mine safety and health laws, empower miners to raise safety concerns, prevent future mine tragedies, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.600 H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s600/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-17:/action/353314</id>
    <updated>2013-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.506 Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s506/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-06:/action/352099</id>
    <updated>2013-03-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1009 Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1009/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-05:/action/351819</id>
    <updated>2013-03-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.105 Recognizing the 100th Anniversary of the establishment of the Department of Labor.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-05:/action/351804</id>
    <updated>2013-03-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the 100th Anniversary of the establishment of the Department of Labor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1010 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1010/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-05:/action/351854</id>
    <updated>2013-03-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.460 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s460/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-04:/action/351748</id>
    <updated>2013-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.948 Standard Data and Technology Advancement Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h948/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-04:/action/351696</id>
    <updated>2013-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs under the Social Security Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.933 Science Appropriations Act, 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h933/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-03:/action/351533</id>
    <updated>2013-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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&quot;An Act making consolidated appropriations and further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.803 Adult Education and Family Literacy Education Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h803/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-24:/action/350560</id>
    <updated>2013-02-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To reform and strengthen the workforce investment system of the Nation to put Americans back to work and make the United States more competitive in the 21st century.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.759 Equal Standards in Hiring Americans Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h759/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-14:/action/350370</id>
    <updated>2013-02-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide that a certain proposed rule published by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs shall have no force or effect unless the Department of Labor is first certified to be in compliance with such rule.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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