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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Budget surpluses</title>
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  <updated>2008-04-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1111 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any funding provided by the United States to the Government of Iraq for reconstruction, training for Iraqi security forces, and fuel for United States operations in Iraq should be provided in the form of loans.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-16:/action/150264</id>
    <updated>2008-04-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any funding provided by the United States to the Government of Iraq for reconstruction, training for Iraqi security forces, and fuel for United States operations in Iraq should be provided in the form of loans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.70 Budget resolution FY2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sc70/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-07:/action/147015</id>
    <updated>2008-03-07T00:00:00Z</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.Con.Res.312 Budget resolution FY2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hc312/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-07:/action/147152</id>
    <updated>2008-03-07T00:00:00Z</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: H.R.4664 Social Security Surplus Protection Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-13:/action/140283</id>
    <updated>2007-12-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for investment and protection of the Social Security surplus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4338 Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4338/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-06:/action/138834</id>
    <updated>2007-12-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish a procedure to safeguard the surpluses of the social security and medicare hospital insurance trust funds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4181 Securing Medicare and Retirement for Tomorrow Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4181/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-14:/action/138581</id>
    <updated>2007-11-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reform Social Security retirement and Medicare by establishing a Personal Social Security Savings Program to create a safer, healthier, more secure, and more prosperous retirement for all Americans and to reduce the burden on young Americans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2685 Fiscal Honesty and Accountability Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2685/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-12:/action/121784</id>
    <updated>2007-06-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to extend the discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go requirement, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2488 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits to its pre-1985 level.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2488/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-24:/action/113895</id>
    <updated>2007-05-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits to its pre-1985 level.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2469 Biennial Budgeting Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2469/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-23:/action/121738</id>
    <updated>2007-05-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide a biennial budget for the United States Government.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2084 Family Budget Protection Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2084/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-01:/action/110355</id>
    <updated>2007-05-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reform Federal budget procedures, to impose spending safeguards, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse, to account for accurate Government agency costs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1998 Congressional Accountability and Line-Item Veto Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1998/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-04-23:/action/109364</id>
    <updated>2007-04-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1186 Congressional Accountability and Line-Item Veto Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1186/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-04-23:/action/109416</id>
    <updated>2007-04-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.21 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sc21/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-16:/action/96794</id>
    <updated>2007-03-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1375 Earmark Accountability and Reform Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1375/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-07:/action/95495</id>
    <updated>2007-03-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1353 Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1353/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-06:/action/95450</id>
    <updated>2007-03-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title II of the Social Security Act to ensure that the receipts and disbursements of the Social Security trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget and to provide that Social Security contributions are used to protect Social Security solvency by mandating that Trust Fund monies cannot be diverted to create private accounts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1122 Emergency Spending Control Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1122/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-16:/action/93867</id>
    <updated>2007-02-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to simplify annual concurrent resolutions on the budget and to budget for emergencies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1090 Social Security Guarantee Plus Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1090/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-15:/action/93597</id>
    <updated>2007-02-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve and strengthen the Social Security Program through the creation of personal Social Security guarantee accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their families, restoring long-term Social Security solvency, to make certain benefit improvements, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.689 Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h689/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-24:/action/106754</id>
    <updated>2007-01-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.581 Savings for Seniors Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h581/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-19:/action/91299</id>
    <updated>2007-01-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund to hold the Social Security surplus, to provide for suspension of investment of amounts held in the Account until enactment of legislation providing for investment of the Trust Fund in investment vehicles other than obligations of the United States, and to establish a Social Security Investment Commission to make recommendations for alternative forms of investment of the Social Security surplus in the Trust Fund.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.50 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the reduction of section 302(b) suballocations to reflect floor amendments to general appropriation bills.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr50/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-10:/action/90275</id>
    <updated>2007-01-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the reduction of section 302(b) suballocations to reflect floor amendments to general appropriation bills.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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