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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Employment</title>
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  <updated>2008-11-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/5716</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3688 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-17:/action/178497</id>
    <updated>2008-11-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation, to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to authorize loans to automobile manufacturers and component suppliers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </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/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.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 Introduced: S.3322 Midwestern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3322/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-23:/action/170262</id>
    <updated>2008-07-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide tax relief for the victims of severe storms, tornados, and flooding in the Midwest, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5907 Eagle Employers Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5907/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/action/151223</id>
    <updated>2008-04-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide a Federal income tax credit for Eagle employers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.1593 Second Chance Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1593/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/action/149512</id>
    <updated>2008-04-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 09, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-199.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.1593 Second Chance Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1593/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/action/149235</id>
    <updated>2008-04-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 09, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5725 National Guard and Ready Reserves Employment Protection Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5725/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/action/149038</id>
    <updated>2008-04-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for employing members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1593 Second Chance Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1593/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-07:/action/148987</id>
    <updated>2008-04-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 07, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2757 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain benefits applicable to the Gulf Opportunity Zone, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2757/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/action/147531</id>
    <updated>2008-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain benefits applicable to the Gulf Opportunity Zone, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1593 Second Chance Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1593/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-11:/action/147185</id>
    <updated>2008-03-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March 11, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5154 To condition further increases in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on a determination by the Secretary of Labor that such increases will not have an adverse impact on the economies of American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5154/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-29:/action/144172</id>
    <updated>2008-01-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To condition further increases in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on a determination by the Secretary of Labor that such increases will not have an adverse impact on the economies of American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.797 Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h797/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-26:/action/141702</id>
    <updated>2007-12-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 26, 2007: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.797 Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h797/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-26:/action/141718</id>
    <updated>2007-12-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 26, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-157.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3996/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-26:/action/141730</id>
    <updated>2007-12-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 26, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-166.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3996/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-26:/action/141689</id>
    <updated>2007-12-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 26, 2007: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3996/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-20:/action/141677</id>
    <updated>2007-12-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 20, 2007: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3996/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-19:/action/141162</id>
    <updated>2007-12-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 19, 2007: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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