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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Federal aid programs</title>
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  <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/5616</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.7229 Children's Budget Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/175974</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 31 of the United States Code to require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed in the President's budget.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3341 Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3341/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-26:/action/167968</id>
    <updated>2008-07-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize and improve the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3277 Children's Budget Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3277/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-16:/action/166573</id>
    <updated>2008-07-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 31 of the United States Code to require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed in the President's budget.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6411 Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/action/164292</id>
    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To strengthen transparency and accountability in Federal spending.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3077 Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3077/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-03:/action/158800</id>
    <updated>2008-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to strengthen transparency and accountability in Federal spending.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2719 A bill to provide that Executive Order 13166 shall have no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2719/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-05:/action/146750</id>
    <updated>2008-03-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide that Executive Order 13166 shall have no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2586 State Fiscal Relief Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2586/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-31:/action/144398</id>
    <updated>2008-01-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide States with fiscal relief through a temporary increase in the Federal medical assistance percentage and direct payments to States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4881 Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4881/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-19:/action/141344</id>
    <updated>2007-12-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To prohibit the awarding of a contract or grant in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2519 Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2519/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-19:/action/141540</id>
    <updated>2007-12-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to prohibit the awarding of a contract or grant in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.1 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-14:/action/129093</id>
    <updated>2007-09-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 14, 2007: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.1 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-14:/action/129096</id>
    <updated>2007-09-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 14, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-81.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.1 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-04:/action/127880</id>
    <updated>2007-09-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 04, 2007: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.1 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-02:/action/127071</id>
    <updated>2007-08-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 02, 2007: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1946 Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1946/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-02:/action/126588</id>
    <updated>2007-08-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to help Federal prosecutors and investigators combat public corruption by strengthening and clarifying the law.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3053 Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3053/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-16:/action/122663</id>
    <updated>2007-07-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To protect private property rights.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1972 Community Environmental Equity Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1972/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-04-19:/action/109094</id>
    <updated>2007-04-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit discrimination regarding exposure to hazardous substances, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1872 Effective Corruption Prosecutions Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1872/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-04-17:/action/108443</id>
    <updated>2007-04-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 18, United States Code, to give investigators and prosecutors the tools they need to combat public corruption.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1314 Photo Identification Security Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1314/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-05:/action/95331</id>
    <updated>2007-03-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide that only certain forms of identification of individuals may be accepted by the Federal Government and by financial institutions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1095 Taxpayers' Freedom of Conscience Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1095/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-15:/action/93607</id>
    <updated>2007-02-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal funds for any population control or population planning program or any family planning activity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.855 Criminal Terrorism Improvements Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h855/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-06:/action/92704</id>
    <updated>2007-02-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the criminal law relating to terrorism, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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