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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in World War II</title>
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  <updated>2008-11-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/5747</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3689 Economic Recovery Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-17:/action/178499</id>
    <updated>2008-11-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.695 A resolution commending the Honor Flight Network and its volunteers and donors for making it possible for World War II veterans to travel to the Nation's capital to visit the World War II Memorial created in their honor.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr695/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176158</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution commending the Honor Flight Network and its volunteers and donors for making it possible for World War II veterans to travel to the Nation's capital to visit the World War II Memorial created in their honor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.2339 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Alpena, Michigan, as the &quot;Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic&quot;.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2339/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176243</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Alpena, Michigan, as the &quot;Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.2339 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Alpena, Michigan, as the &quot;Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic&quot;.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2339/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176244</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Alpena, Michigan, as the &quot;Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-332.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2339 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Alpena, Michigan, as the &quot;Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic&quot;.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2339/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-23:/action/172773</id>
    <updated>2008-09-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Alpena, Michigan, as the &quot;Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 23, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2339 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Alpena, Michigan, as the &quot;Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic&quot;.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2339/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/action/172080</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Alpena, Michigan, as the &quot;Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 17, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6897 Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6897/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-15:/action/171338</id>
    <updated>2008-09-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain payments to eligible persons who served in the Philippines during World War II.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.95 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a site to be selected by the Secretary of the Army should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of the 40 members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives in the air crash at Bakers Creek, Australia, on June 14, 1943.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sc95/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-28:/action/167584</id>
    <updated>2008-07-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a site to be selected by the Secretary of the Army should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of the 40 members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives in the air crash at Bakers Creek, Australia, on June 14, 1943.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6497 To require the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who were forced to perform slave labor by the Imperial Government of Japan or by corporations of Japan during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6497/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/action/166285</id>
    <updated>2008-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who were forced to perform slave labor by the Imperial Government of Japan or by corporations of Japan during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3253 Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Enhancement Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3253/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-10:/action/165898</id>
    <updated>2008-07-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for the administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.603 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the restitution of or compensation for property seized during the Nazi and communist eras.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr603/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/action/164798</id>
    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the restitution of or compensation for property seized during the Nazi and communist eras.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3213 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3213/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/action/164761</id>
    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1287 Commending the Honor Flight Network, its volunteers, and donors, for enabling World War II veterans to travel to our Nation's capital to see the World War II Memorial created in their honor.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1287/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-19:/action/161472</id>
    <updated>2008-06-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Commending the Honor Flight Network, its volunteers, and donors, for enabling World War II veterans to travel to our Nation's capital to see the World War II Memorial created in their honor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.371 Strongly supporting an immediate and just restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated during the last century by Nazi and Communist regimes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hc371/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-11:/action/159798</id>
    <updated>2008-06-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Strongly supporting an immediate and just restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated during the last century by Nazi and Communist regimes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3107 A bill to require the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who were forced to perform slave labor by the Imperial Government of Japan or by corporations of Japan during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3107/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-10:/action/159616</id>
    <updated>2008-06-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who were forced to perform slave labor by the Imperial Government of Japan or by corporations of Japan during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.587 A resolution declaring June 6, 2008, a national day of prayer and rededication for the men and women of the United States Armed Forces and their mission.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr587/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-05:/action/159346</id>
    <updated>2008-06-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution declaring June 6, 2008, a national day of prayer and rededication for the men and women of the United States Armed Forces and their mission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1235 Expressing support for the designation of National D-Day Remembrance Day, and recognizing the spirit, courage, and sacrifice of the men and women who fought and won World War II.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1235/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-03:/action/158911</id>
    <updated>2008-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing support for the designation of National D-Day Remembrance Day, and recognizing the spirit, courage, and sacrifice of the men and women who fought and won World War II.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6094 World War II War Crimes Accountability Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6094/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-20:/action/158391</id>
    <updated>2008-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To hold the surviving Nazi war criminals accountable for the war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity they committed during World War II, by encouraging foreign governments to more efficiently prosecute and extradite wanted criminals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3007 World War II War Crimes Accountability Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3007/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-12:/action/156861</id>
    <updated>2008-05-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to hold the surviving Nazi war criminals accountable for the war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity they committed during World War II, by encouraging foreign governments to more efficiently prosecute and extradite wanted criminals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.4240 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10799 West Alameda Avenue in Lakewood, Colorado, as the &quot;Felix Sparks Post Office Building&quot;.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4240/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/action/156482</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10799 West Alameda Avenue in Lakewood, Colorado, as the &quot;Felix Sparks Post Office Building&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 07, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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