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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Adoption</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1810/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176844</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-374.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-07:/action/176801</id>
    <updated>2008-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 07, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-351.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-07:/action/176791</id>
    <updated>2008-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 07, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1810/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/175825</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 29, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6893/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/action/174307</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 26, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1810/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/action/174172</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 25, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6893/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-22:/action/172808</id>
    <updated>2008-09-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 22, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6893/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-15:/action/171327</id>
    <updated>2008-09-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6331/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/action/166449</id>
    <updated>2008-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 15, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-275.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Vetoed: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6331/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/action/166176</id>
    <updated>2008-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 15, 2008: Vetoed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6331/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-10:/action/166175</id>
    <updated>2008-07-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 10, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6331/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-09:/action/165582</id>
    <updated>2008-07-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 09, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6331/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/action/161720</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3173 Keeping Families Safe Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3173/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/action/161726</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow children in foster care to be placed with their parents in residential family treatment centers that provide safe environments for treating addiction and promoting healthy parenting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6307 Fostering Connections to Success Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6307/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-19:/action/161453</id>
    <updated>2008-06-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to assist children in foster care in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3140 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3140/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-16:/action/161015</id>
    <updated>2008-06-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide that 4 of the 21 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3079 Family Tax Relief Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3079/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-04:/action/159140</id>
    <updated>2008-06-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide income tax relief for families, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3038 Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3038/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-20:/action/157695</id>
    <updated>2008-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend the adoption incentives program, to authorize States to establish a relative guardianship program, to promote the adoption of children with special needs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2944 Child Welfare Workforce Improvement Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2944/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-30:/action/151823</id>
    <updated>2008-04-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to examine and improve the child welfare workforce, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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