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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Rehabilitation of criminals</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.2304 Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2007</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for the improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 13, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.2304 Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2304/show" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2008-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for the improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 13, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-416.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2304 Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-02:/action/176629</id>
    <updated>2008-10-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for the improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 02, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2304 Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-28:/action/176628</id>
    <updated>2008-09-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for the improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 28, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3155 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3155/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-17:/action/161324</id>
    <updated>2008-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5760 Child Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5760/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/action/149502</id>
    <updated>2008-04-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, 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,2008-04-08:/action/149512</id>
    <updated>2008-04-08T20:00:00Z</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 08, 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>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/action/149235</id>
    <updated>2008-04-08T20:00:00Z</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 08, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1593 Second Chance Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-06:/action/148987</id>
    <updated>2008-04-06T20:00:00Z</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 06, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2800 EARN Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2800/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-01:/action/148823</id>
    <updated>2008-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to increase the incentives for employers to hire qualified ex-felons by enhancing the effectiveness of the work opportunity tax credit, to reduce the backlog of applications pending certification under the work opportunity tax credit program, to enhance the effectiveness of the Federal bonding program, to enhance the effectiveness of the Federal bonding program, and to authorize a pilot program for employment-focused re-entry projects.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <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,2008-03-10:/action/147185</id>
    <updated>2008-03-10T20:00:00Z</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 10, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5563 Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5563/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-09:/action/147101</id>
    <updated>2008-03-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize and reform the national service laws.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5178 Youth Reentry Improvement Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5178/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-28:/action/144205</id>
    <updated>2008-01-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To enhance public safety by improving the reintegration of youth offenders into the families and communities to which they are returning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4545 Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4545/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-12:/action/140033</id>
    <updated>2007-12-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2451 First Step Forward Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2451/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-10:/action/139617</id>
    <updated>2007-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to enhance public safety by improving the reintegration of youth offenders into the families and communities to which they are returning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4283 Literacy, Education, and Rehabilitation Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4283/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-04:/action/138694</id>
    <updated>2007-12-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 18, United States Code, to award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners who participate in designated educational, vocational, treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2304 Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-04:/action/135916</id>
    <updated>2007-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for the improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3992 Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3992/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-29:/action/135214</id>
    <updated>2007-10-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for the improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3990 Military Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3990/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-28:/action/135097</id>
    <updated>2007-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members of the armed forces and their family members and partners through enhanced programs of prevention and deterrence, enhanced programs of victims services, and strengthened provisions for prosecution of assailants, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2237 Crime Control and Prevention Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2237/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-24:/action/134921</id>
    <updated>2007-10-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to fight crime.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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