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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Women's health</title>
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  <updated>2013-05-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1984 Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1984/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-14:/action/358889</id>
    <updated>2013-05-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to raise awareness of, and to educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery, especially patients who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups, regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1975 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1975/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-13:/action/358662</id>
    <updated>2013-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To eliminate discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.942 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s942/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-13:/action/358595</id>
    <updated>2013-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to eliminate discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.931 Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s931/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-12:/action/358582</id>
    <updated>2013-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to raise awareness of, and to educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery, especially patients who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups, regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.934 Supporting Working Moms Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s934/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-12:/action/358546</id>
    <updated>2013-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 regarding reasonable break time for nursing mothers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1915 Gestational Diabetes Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1915/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-08:/action/358454</id>
    <updated>2013-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1941 Supporting Working Moms Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1941/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-08:/action/358288</id>
    <updated>2013-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 regarding reasonable break time for nursing mothers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1902 Breast Cancer Recovery Improvement Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1902/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-08:/action/358324</id>
    <updated>2013-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for timely access to post-mastectomy items under Medicare.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.907 Gestational Diabetes Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s907/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-07:/action/357968</id>
    <updated>2013-05-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.886 District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s886/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-06:/action/357926</id>
    <updated>2013-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1851 Family Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1851/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-06:/action/357819</id>
    <updated>2013-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit for the costs of certain infertility treatments, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.881 Family Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s881/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-06:/action/357888</id>
    <updated>2013-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit for the costs of certain infertility treatments, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1838 Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1838/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-05:/action/357632</id>
    <updated>2013-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to apply the Medicaid primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.865 Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s865/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-05:/action/357685</id>
    <updated>2013-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for the establishment of a Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1833 Improving the Juvenile Justice System for Girls Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1833/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-05:/action/357666</id>
    <updated>2013-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to add gender-responsive services to the list of authorized grant purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1830 Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1830/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-05:/action/357787</id>
    <updated>2013-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the establishment of a Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1797 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1797/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-25:/action/357099</id>
    <updated>2013-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.36 Recognizing the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-hc36/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-25:/action/357313</id>
    <updated>2013-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
Recognizing the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1793 Global Partnerships Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1793/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-25:/action/357323</id>
    <updated>2013-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish a framework for effective, transparent, and accountable United States foreign assistance, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.119 A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-sr119/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356932</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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