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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Waste in government spending</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.928 Improving Government Accountability Act</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 13, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-409.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.928 Improving Government Accountability Act</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 13, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.928 Improving Government Accountability Act</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 02, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.928 Improving Government Accountability Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h928/show" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2008-09-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 26, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.5683 Government Accountability Office Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-21:/action/172409</id>
    <updated>2008-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 21, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-323.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.5683 Government Accountability Office Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-21:/action/172408</id>
    <updated>2008-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 21, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5683 Government Accountability Office Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-10:/action/170913</id>
    <updated>2008-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 10, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5683 Government Accountability Office Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-08:/action/170912</id>
    <updated>2008-09-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 08, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4040/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-30:/action/168828</id>
    <updated>2008-08-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 30, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-13:/action/168951</id>
    <updated>2008-08-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 13, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4040/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-13:/action/168952</id>
    <updated>2008-08-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 13, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-314.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4040/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-05:/action/168919</id>
    <updated>2008-08-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 05, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4040/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/168901</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 30, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5755 Bipartisan Earmark Reform Commission Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/action/149485</id>
    <updated>2008-04-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish the Bipartisan Earmark Reform Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5683 Government Accountability Office Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-01:/action/148872</id>
    <updated>2008-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5567 To rescind earmarks designated in the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-09:/action/147078</id>
    <updated>2008-03-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To rescind earmarks designated in the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.312 Budget resolution FY2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-06:/action/147152</id>
    <updated>2008-03-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.70 Budget resolution FY2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-06:/action/147015</id>
    <updated>2008-03-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5467 Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-13:/action/145710</id>
    <updated>2008-02-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2583 Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-30:/action/144406</id>
    <updated>2008-01-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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