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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Drug industry</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.3560 QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide additional funds for the qualifying individual (QI) program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-379.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.3560 QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/178288</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide additional funds for the qualifying individual (QI) program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176573</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176757</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-343.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176574</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176572</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.3560 QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3560/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/178287</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide additional funds for the qualifying individual (QI) program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 29, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.3560 QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3560/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/action/178286</id>
    <updated>2008-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide additional funds for the qualifying individual (QI) program, 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.3560 QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3560/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/action/173565</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide additional funds for the qualifying individual (QI) program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6433 Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-08:/action/165457</id>
    <updated>2008-07-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a program of fees relating to generic new animal drugs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3230 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3230/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-08:/action/165511</id>
    <updated>2008-07-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6270 Access, Compassion, Care, and Ethics for Seriously Ill Patients Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6270/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-12:/action/160203</id>
    <updated>2008-06-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to create a new conditional approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6151 Responsibility in Drug and Device Advertising Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6151/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/action/158509</id>
    <updated>2008-05-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to drug and device advertising, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3046 ACCESS Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3046/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-21:/action/158448</id>
    <updated>2008-05-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to create a new conditional approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5839 Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5839/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-17:/action/150374</id>
    <updated>2008-04-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of drugs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5605 Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5605/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/action/147851</id>
    <updated>2008-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5317 Medicare Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5317/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-07:/action/144748</id>
    <updated>2008-02-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the increase in premium costs for beneficiaries under the Medicare prescription drug program to no more than the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, and to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower prescription drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4991 Vaccine Shortage Preparedness Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4991/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-16:/action/141917</id>
    <updated>2008-01-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Social Security Act, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and the Public Health Service Act to ensure a sufficient supply of vaccines, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2476 Improved Vaccine Supply Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2476/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-13:/action/140607</id>
    <updated>2007-12-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve immunization rates by increasing the supply of vaccines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2467 Vaccine Shortage Preparedness Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2467/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-13:/action/140584</id>
    <updated>2007-12-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Social Security Act, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and the Public Health Service Act to ensure a sufficient supply of vaccines, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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