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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in United Kingdom</title>
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  <updated>2009-11-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/5579</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4036 National Liberty Memorial Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-05:/action/215799</id>
    <updated>2009-11-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor free persons and slaves who fought for independence, liberty, and justice for all during the American Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.253 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of Libya should apologize for the welcome home ceremony held to celebrate the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-sr253/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-08:/action/207830</id>
    <updated>2009-09-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of Libya should apologize for the welcome home ceremony held to celebrate the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.236 A resolution commemorating the 175th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the British Empire on August 1, 1834.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-sr236/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-03:/action/206324</id>
    <updated>2009-08-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution commemorating the 175th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the British Empire on August 1, 1834.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.652 Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the Pig War crisis.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-16:/action/203469</id>
    <updated>2009-07-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the Pig War crisis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1168 A bill to authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1168/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/action/197315</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.122 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Parthenon Marbles should be returned to Greece.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hc122/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-07:/action/194272</id>
    <updated>2009-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Parthenon Marbles should be returned to Greece.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.390 Recognizing the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library in Fulton, Missouri, as &quot;America's National Churchill Museum&quot;, and commending its efforts to recognize the importance of the historic legacy of Sir Winston Churchill and to educate the people of the United States about his legacy of character, leadership, and citizenship.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr390/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-30:/action/193407</id>
    <updated>2009-04-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library in Fulton, Missouri, as &quot;America's National Churchill Museum&quot;, and commending its efforts to recognize the importance of the historic legacy of Sir Winston Churchill and to educate the people of the United States about his legacy of character, leadership, and citizenship.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.378 Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the election of Margaret Thatcher as the first female Prime Minister of Great Britain.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr378/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-29:/action/192914</id>
    <updated>2009-04-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the election of Margaret Thatcher as the first female Prime Minister of Great Britain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2097 Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2097/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-23:/action/192238</id>
    <updated>2009-04-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2001 Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefields Commemorative Coin Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2001/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-21:/action/191815</id>
    <updated>2009-04-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.146 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h146/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-30:/action/189976</id>
    <updated>2009-03-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Omnibus Public Land Management Act &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March 30, 2009: Became Public Law No: 111-11.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.146 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h146/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-30:/action/189975</id>
    <updated>2009-03-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Omnibus Public Land Management Act &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March 30, 2009: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.146 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h146/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-30:/action/189974</id>
    <updated>2009-03-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Omnibus Public Land Management Act &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March 30, 2009: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.146 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h146/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-25:/action/189973</id>
    <updated>2009-03-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Omnibus Public Land Management Act &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March 25, 2009: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1694 Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1694/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-24:/action/188978</id>
    <updated>2009-03-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.653 Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s653/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-19:/action/188598</id>
    <updated>2009-03-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.73 Recognizing the 1807 Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, which banned the slave trade in the British Empire, allowed for the search and seizure of ships suspected of transporting enslaved people, and provided compensation for the freedom of slaves.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hc73/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-16:/action/187776</id>
    <updated>2009-03-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the 1807 Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, which banned the slave trade in the British Empire, allowed for the search and seizure of ships suspected of transporting enslaved people, and provided compensation for the freedom of slaves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1105/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-11:/action/187325</id>
    <updated>2009-03-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March 11, 2009: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1105/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-11:/action/187503</id>
    <updated>2009-03-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March 11, 2009: Became Public Law No: 111-8.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1105/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-11:/action/187324</id>
    <updated>2009-03-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March 11, 2009: Presented to President.    </content>
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