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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Chemistry</title>
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  <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/5549</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.418 Honoring the 40th Anniversary of the Project SEED Program.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/action/171966</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Honoring the 40th Anniversary of the Project SEED Program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6759 Renew Through Green Jobs Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6759/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/action/169919</id>
    <updated>2008-07-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the renewable electricity production credit and to require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program to provide for workforce training and education, at institutions of higher education, in the fields of renewable energy and efficiency, green technology, and sustainable environmental practices.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6661 Nanotechnology Innovation and Prize Competition Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6661/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/168535</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish an award program to honor achievements in nanotechnology, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3269 Nanotechnology Innovation and Prize Competition Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3269/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-16:/action/166551</id>
    <updated>2008-07-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish an award program to honor achievements in nanotechnology, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3124 Community College Sustainability Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3124/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-12:/action/160029</id>
    <updated>2008-06-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program to provide for workforce training and education, at community colleges, in the fields of renewable energy and efficiency, green technology, and sustainable environmental practices.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6100 Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6100/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-20:/action/157556</id>
    <updated>2008-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3040 Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3040/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-20:/action/157999</id>
    <updated>2008-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2669 Green Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2669/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-26:/action/146064</id>
    <updated>2008-02-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for the implementation of a Green Chemistry Research and Development Program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.751 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Chemistry Week.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr751/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-16:/action/132522</id>
    <updated>2007-10-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting the goals and ideals of National Chemistry Week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.593 Congratulating scientists F. Sherwood Rowland, Mario Molina, and Paul Crutzen for their work in atmospheric chemistry, particularly concerning the formation and decomposition of ozone, that led to the development of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr593/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-31:/action/126536</id>
    <updated>2007-07-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Congratulating scientists F. Sherwood Rowland, Mario Molina, and Paul Crutzen for their work in atmospheric chemistry, particularly concerning the formation and decomposition of ozone, that led to the development of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2850 Green Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2850/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-25:/action/119690</id>
    <updated>2007-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the implementation of a Green Chemistry Research and Development Program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1642 Higher Education Amendments of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1642/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-18:/action/118751</id>
    <updated>2007-06-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.316 Recognizing the accomplishments of Roger D. Kornberg, Andrew Fire, Craig Mello, John C. Mather, and George F. Smoot for being awarded Nobel Prizes in the fields of chemistry, physiology or medicine, and physics.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr316/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-04-18:/action/108820</id>
    <updated>2007-04-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the accomplishments of Roger D. Kornberg, Andrew Fire, Craig Mello, John C. Mather, and George F. Smoot for being awarded Nobel Prizes in the fields of chemistry, physiology or medicine, and physics.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.5 A concurrent resolution honoring the life of Percy Lavon Julian, a pioneer in the field of organic chemistry and the first and only African-American chemist to be inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sc5/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-31:/action/92393</id>
    <updated>2007-01-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A concurrent resolution honoring the life of Percy Lavon Julian, a pioneer in the field of organic chemistry and the first and only African-American chemist to be inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.678 National Security Language Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h678/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-24:/action/106724</id>
    <updated>2007-01-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To strengthen the national security through the expansion and improvement of foreign language study, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.34 Honoring the life of Percy Lavon Julian, a pioneer in the field of organic chemistry research and development and the first and only African American chemist to be inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hc34/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-18:/action/90965</id>
    <updated>2007-01-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Honoring the life of Percy Lavon Julian, a pioneer in the field of organic chemistry research and development and the first and only African American chemist to be inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4308 Child, Worker, and Consumer-Safe Chemicals Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h4308/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-11-10:/action/57798</id>
    <updated>2005-11-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.457 Recognizing the importance and positive contributions of chemistry to our everyday lives and supporting the goals and ideals of National Chemistry Week.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-hr457/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-09-21:/action/60919</id>
    <updated>2005-09-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the importance and positive contributions of chemistry to our everyday lives and supporting the goals and ideals of National Chemistry Week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1391 Child, Worker, and Consumer-Safe Chemicals Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s1391/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-07-13:/action/66981</id>
    <updated>2005-07-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1270 Green Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s1270/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-06-20:/action/69040</id>
    <updated>2005-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for the implementation of a Green Chemistry Research and Development Program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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