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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Caregivers</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-06:/action/176801</id>
    <updated>2008-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 06, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-351.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6893/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-06:/action/176791</id>
    <updated>2008-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 06, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.7237 Middle Class Dependent Care Fairness Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h7237/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-28:/action/175995</id>
    <updated>2008-09-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the phasedown of the credit percentage for the dependent care credit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6893/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/action/174307</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 25, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6893/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-21:/action/172808</id>
    <updated>2008-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 21, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6893/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-14:/action/171327</id>
    <updated>2008-09-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.638 A resolution supporting legislation promoting improved health care and access to health care for women.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr638/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/170421</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution supporting legislation promoting improved health care and access to health care for women.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.400 Expressing the support of the Congress regarding the need to ensure health care for women and health care for all in national health care reform.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hc400/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/169111</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the support of the Congress regarding the need to ensure health care for women and health care for all in national health care reform.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3327 Empowered at Home Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3327/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-23:/action/167392</id>
    <updated>2008-07-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the State plan amendment option for providing home and community-based services under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.613 A resolution designating the week beginning September 8, 2008, as &quot;National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week&quot;.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr613/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-13:/action/166089</id>
    <updated>2008-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution designating the week beginning September 8, 2008, as &quot;National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3163 Military Family Support Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3163/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-18:/action/161441</id>
    <updated>2008-06-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for a Federal employees program to authorize the use of leave by caregivers for family members of certain individuals performing military service, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6307 Fostering Connections to Success Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6307/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-18:/action/161453</id>
    <updated>2008-06-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to assist children in foster care in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6326 Military Family Support Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6326/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-18:/action/161583</id>
    <updated>2008-06-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for a Federal employees program to authorize the use of leave by caregivers for family members of certain individuals performing military service, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1203 Expressing support for designation of the week beginning May 11, 2008, as &quot;National Nursing Home Week&quot;.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1203/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-14:/action/157436</id>
    <updated>2008-05-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing support for designation of the week beginning May 11, 2008, as &quot;National Nursing Home Week&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.543 A resolution designating the week beginning May 11, 2008, as &quot;National Nursing Home Week&quot;.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr543/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-29:/action/151991</id>
    <updated>2008-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution designating the week beginning May 11, 2008, as &quot;National Nursing Home Week&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2921 Caring for Wounded Warriors Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2921/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-27:/action/151458</id>
    <updated>2008-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require pilot programs on training and certification for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury, to require a pilot program on provision of respite care to such veterans and members, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5898 Silver Alert Grant Program Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5898/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/action/151148</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize a grant program to help establish and improve State-administered notification systems to help locate missing individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related illnesses, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.845 Safety of Seniors Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s845/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/action/150952</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 22, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.845 Safety of Seniors Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s845/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/action/150953</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 22, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-202.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1124 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Brain Tumor Awareness Month, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1124/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-21:/action/150759</id>
    <updated>2008-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Brain Tumor Awareness Month, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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