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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Students</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-14T00:00:00Z</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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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-14:/action/176940</id>
    <updated>2008-10-14T00:00:00Z</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 14, 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>
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    <updated>2008-10-14T00:00:00Z</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 14, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-416.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.2851 Michelle's Law</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-09:/action/176809</id>
    <updated>2008-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 09, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-381.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.2851 Michelle's Law</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-09:/action/176808</id>
    <updated>2008-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 09, 2008: Signed by President.    </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>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2304/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176629</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</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 03, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2851 Michelle's Law</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2851/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176054</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Presented to President.    </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>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2304/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/176628</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</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 29, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3574 Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3574/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/action/178468</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program within the Department of Education to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems, or other fire suppression or prevention technologies, in qualified student housing and dormitories, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2851 Michelle's Law</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2851/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/action/173841</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 25, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3565 Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3565/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/action/173577</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to address the health and economic development impacts of nonattainment of federally mandated air quality standards in the San Joaquin Valley, California, by designating air quality empowerment zones.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3496 Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3496/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-16:/action/171687</id>
    <updated>2008-09-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to address the health and economic development impact of nonattainment of federally mandated air quality standards in the San Joaquin Valley, California, by designating air quality empowerment zones.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3297 Advancing America's Priorities Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3297/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-22:/action/167019</id>
    <updated>2008-07-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to advance America's priorities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3252 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3252/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-10:/action/165895</id>
    <updated>2008-07-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1288 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness Month.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1288/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-19:/action/161587</id>
    <updated>2008-06-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting the goals and ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness Month.&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,2008-06-19:/action/161453</id>
    <updated>2008-06-19T00:00:00Z</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.6281 High School Sports Anti-Drug Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6281/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-17:/action/161175</id>
    <updated>2008-06-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide States with the resources needed to rid our schools of performance-enhancing drug use.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1210 Supporting the designation of Destination ImagiNation Week.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1210/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-20:/action/158590</id>
    <updated>2008-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting the designation of Destination ImagiNation Week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5923 Patients' Health Care Reform Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5923/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-29:/action/151616</id>
    <updated>2008-04-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable and advancable credit against income tax for health insurance costs, to allow employees who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health plans an exclusion from gross income for employer payments in lieu of such participations, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2894 Private Student Loan Transparency and Improvement Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-21:/action/150591</id>
    <updated>2008-04-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to establish requirements for private lenders to protect student borrowers receiving private educational loans, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2859 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Amendments of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2859/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/action/149954</id>
    <updated>2008-04-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to clarify limits on disclosure of student health records, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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