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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Community and school</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.5618 National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 15, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-394.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.5618 National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 13, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.5618 National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-13:/action/177332</id>
    <updated>2008-10-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 13, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-394.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5618 National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176590</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, 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.5618 National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/176070</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, 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: H.Res.1463 Recognizing the benefits of service-learning as a teaching strategy to effectively engage youth in the community and classroom, and supporting the goals of the National Learn and Serve Challenge.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1463/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-18:/action/172284</id>
    <updated>2008-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the benefits of service-learning as a teaching strategy to effectively engage youth in the community and classroom, and supporting the goals of the National Learn and Serve Challenge.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3487 Serve America Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-12:/action/171172</id>
    <updated>2008-09-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3459 Connecting Education and Emerging Professions Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-09:/action/170728</id>
    <updated>2008-09-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize a connecting education and emerging professions demonstration grant program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-31:/action/168829</id>
    <updated>2008-08-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 31, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-14:/action/168954</id>
    <updated>2008-08-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 14, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-315.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4137/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-14:/action/168953</id>
    <updated>2008-08-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 14, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4137/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-06:/action/168920</id>
    <updated>2008-08-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 06, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1413 Acknowledging the accomplishments and goals of the Youth Impact Program.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1413/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-01:/action/168892</id>
    <updated>2008-08-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Acknowledging the accomplishments and goals of the Youth Impact Program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3431 Time for Innovation Matters in Education Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-01:/action/168743</id>
    <updated>2008-08-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish expanded learning time initiatives, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4137/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/action/168902</id>
    <updated>2008-07-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 31, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6402 Increasing Student Achievement through School Attendance Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/action/164272</id>
    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish grants to increase student attendance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3160 National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3160/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-19:/action/161579</id>
    <updated>2008-06-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1229 Recognizing the achievements of America's high school valedictorians of the graduating class of 2008, promoting the importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and rewarding academic excellence of all American high school students.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1229/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/action/158076</id>
    <updated>2008-05-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the achievements of America's high school valedictorians of the graduating class of 2008, promoting the importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and rewarding academic excellence of all American high school students.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5836 Students in Business Development in Africa Assistance Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-17:/action/150325</id>
    <updated>2008-04-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide assistance to establish partnerships between businesses and postsecondary educational institutions in developing countries in Africa to increase economic freedom and competitiveness, promote civil society, and improve the quality of life in such countries.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5618 National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/action/147754</id>
    <updated>2008-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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