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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Depressed areas</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.496 Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2007</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-371.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.1343 Health Centers Renewal Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176806</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.496 Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2007</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.1343 Health Centers Renewal Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176807</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-355.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
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    <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/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 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: H.R.1343 Health Centers Renewal Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1343/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176044</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.496 Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/175844</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 29, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3617 Water Infrastructure Financing Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/action/174809</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.496 Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s496/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/action/175657</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 26, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1343 Health Centers Renewal Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1343/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/action/173766</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 25, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3500 Water Infrastructure Financing Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3500/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-16:/action/171697</id>
    <updated>2008-09-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3487 Serve America Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3487/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-12:/action/171172</id>
    <updated>2008-09-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3459 Connecting Education and Emerging Professions Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3459/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-09:/action/170728</id>
    <updated>2008-09-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize a connecting education and emerging professions demonstration grant program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3335 Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3335/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-24:/action/167409</id>
    <updated>2008-07-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6312 Credit Union, Bank, and Thrift Regulatory Relief Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-19:/action/161581</id>
    <updated>2008-06-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, modify credit union regulatory standards and reduce burdens, to provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3125 Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-12:/action/160234</id>
    <updated>2008-06-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3112 Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-11:/action/159861</id>
    <updated>2008-06-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act and the Randolph-Sheppard Act, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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