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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Olympic games</title>
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  <updated>2009-07-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/5540</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.633 Supporting the goals and ideals of the United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr633/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-10:/action/202515</id>
    <updated>2009-07-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting the goals and ideals of the United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3170 Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2010</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3170/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-10:/action/202450</id>
    <updated>2009-07-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for financial services and general government 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.Res.538 Supporting Olympic Day and encouraging the International Olympic Committee to select Chicago, Illinois, as the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr538/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-12:/action/199114</id>
    <updated>2009-06-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting Olympic Day and encouraging the International Olympic Committee to select Chicago, Illinois, as the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.178 A resolution supporting Olympic Day on June 23, 2009, and encouraging the International Olympic Committee to select Chicago, Illinois as the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-sr178/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-09:/action/198396</id>
    <updated>2009-06-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution supporting Olympic Day on June 23, 2009, and encouraging the International Olympic Committee to select Chicago, Illinois as the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2475 Western Hemisphere Counterterrorism and Nonproliferation Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2475/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-19:/action/195829</id>
    <updated>2009-05-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, to modernize the Foreign Service, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.100 A resolution expressing the support of the Senate for the establishment of an Urban Youth Sport Initiative in partnership with the United States Olympic Committee.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-sr100/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/action/190896</id>
    <updated>2009-04-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing the support of the Senate for the establishment of an Urban Youth Sport Initiative in partnership with the United States Olympic Committee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.248 Honoring Glenn &quot;Jeep&quot; Davis for being one of the greatest Olympic hurdlers, an active member of his community, and life-long teacher.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr248/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-16:/action/187739</id>
    <updated>2009-03-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Honoring Glenn &quot;Jeep&quot; Davis for being one of the greatest Olympic hurdlers, an active member of his community, and life-long teacher.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.39 Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hc39/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-04:/action/183386</id>
    <updated>2009-02-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.3001 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3001/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-14:/action/176904</id>
    <updated>2008-10-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 14, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.3001 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3001/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-14:/action/176942</id>
    <updated>2008-10-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 14, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-417.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.3001 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3001/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-06:/action/176770</id>
    <updated>2008-10-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 06, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.3001 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3001/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/action/175655</id>
    <updated>2008-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 27, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3376 United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3376/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/action/170307</id>
    <updated>2008-07-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to the Paralympic Program of the United States Olympic Committee, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.633 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the deterioration of respect for privacy and human rights in the People's Republic of China before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr633/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/168210</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the deterioration of respect for privacy and human rights in the People's Republic of China before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.632 A resolution calling on the Governments of the People's Republic of China and the international community to use the upcoming Olympic Games as an opportunity to push for the parties to the conflicts in Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic to cease hostilities and revive efforts toward a peaceful resolution of their national and regional conflicts.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr632/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/168208</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution calling on the Governments of the People's Republic of China and the international community to use the upcoming Olympic Games as an opportunity to push for the parties to the conflicts in Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic to cease hostilities and revive efforts toward a peaceful resolution of their national and regional conflicts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3001 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3001/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-12:/action/156868</id>
    <updated>2008-05-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3002 Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3002/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-12:/action/156853</id>
    <updated>2008-05-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1093 Calling on the President not to attend the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing until China takes credible steps to persuade Sudan to end the genocide in Darfur and allow full deployment of the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1093/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/action/149277</id>
    <updated>2008-04-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Calling on the President not to attend the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing until China takes credible steps to persuade Sudan to end the genocide in Darfur and allow full deployment of the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5697 Defend the Olympic Spirit Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5697/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-03:/action/153282</id>
    <updated>2008-04-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To prohibit the use of certain funds related to the 2008 Olympic Games in China, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5668 Communist Chinese Olympic Accountability Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5668/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-01:/action/148625</id>
    <updated>2008-04-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To prohibit Federal government officials and employees from attending the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games held in communist China based upon communist China brutalizing protesters in Tibet, supporting and enabling Sudan's genocidal regime, forcing a one child policy upon Chinese families, persecuting Chinese citizens for freely exercising religion, repressing free and independent labor unions, engaging in wanton environmental degradation, and systematically denying the Chinese people their basic freedoms.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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