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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Food supply</title>
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  <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/6279</id>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.2420 Federal Food Donation Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/action/161426</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to encourage the donation of excess food to nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to food-insecure people in the United States in contracts entered into by executive agencies for the provision, service, or sale of food.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 20, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-247.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.2420 Federal Food Donation Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2420/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/action/161425</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to encourage the donation of excess food to nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to food-insecure people in the United States in contracts entered into by executive agencies for the provision, service, or sale of food.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 20, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2420 Federal Food Donation Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2420/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-10:/action/159615</id>
    <updated>2008-06-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to encourage the donation of excess food to nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to food-insecure people in the United States in contracts entered into by executive agencies for the provision, service, or sale of food.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 10, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2420 Federal Food Donation Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2420/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-03:/action/158971</id>
    <updated>2008-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to encourage the donation of excess food to nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to food-insecure people in the United States in contracts entered into by executive agencies for the provision, service, or sale of food.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 03, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2420 Federal Food Donation Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2420/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-06:/action/139024</id>
    <updated>2007-12-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to encourage the donation of excess food to nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to food-insecure people in the United States in contracts entered into by executive agencies for the provision, service, or sale of food.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1804 National Agriculture and Food Defense Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1804/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-17:/action/122986</id>
    <updated>2007-07-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to enhance the ability of the United States to prevent, prepare for, detect, and respond to agriculture and food emergencies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2773 Biofuels Research and Development Enhancement Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2773/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-19:/action/118844</id>
    <updated>2007-06-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To enhance research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of biofuels related technologies, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2634 Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2634/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-07:/action/117615</id>
    <updated>2007-06-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the United States and the international financial institutions by low-income countries, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1538 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1538/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-31:/action/116934</id>
    <updated>2007-05-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2118 National Institute of Food and Agriculture Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2118/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-02:/action/110610</id>
    <updated>2007-05-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, to provide funding for the support of fundamental agricultural research of the highest quality, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1961 Global Climate Change Security Oversight Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1961/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-04-19:/action/109062</id>
    <updated>2007-04-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To address security risks posed by global climate change, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1082 Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1082/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-04-10:/action/108199</id>
    <updated>2007-04-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize and amend the prescription drug user fee provisions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1018 Global Climate Change Security Oversight Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1018/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-28:/action/107622</id>
    <updated>2007-03-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to address security risks posed by global climate change and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1007 United States-Brazil Energy Cooperation Pact of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1007/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-28:/action/107594</id>
    <updated>2007-03-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to direct the Secretary of State to work with the Government of Brazil and other foreign governments to develop partnerships that will strengthen diplomatic relations and energy security by accelerating the development of biofuels production, research, and infrastructure to alleviate poverty, create jobs, and increase income, while improving energy security and protecting the environment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.971 National Institute of Food and Agriculture Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s971/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-22:/action/97411</id>
    <updated>2007-03-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, to provide funding for the support of fundamental agricultural research of the highest quality, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1225 Focus on Family Health Worldwide Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1225/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-28:/action/94331</id>
    <updated>2007-02-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1148 Safe Food Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1148/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-16:/action/93919</id>
    <updated>2007-02-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish the Food Safety Administration to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from intentional contamination, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.654 Safe Food Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s654/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-15:/action/93759</id>
    <updated>2007-02-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish the Food Safety Administration to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from intentional contamination, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.11 A concurrent resolution providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment that is negotiated by the executive branch with another country comply with certain minimum standards.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sc11/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-13:/action/93309</id>
    <updated>2007-02-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A concurrent resolution providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment that is negotiated by the executive branch with another country comply with certain minimum standards.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.130 Smarter Funding for All of America's Homeland Security Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h130/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-04:/action/88820</id>
    <updated>2007-01-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to first responders, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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