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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Credit cards</title>
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  <updated>2008-07-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/6478</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3278 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that no loan may be made from a qualified employer plan using a credit card or other intermediary and to limit the number of loans that may be made from a qualified employer plan to a participant or beneficiary.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3278/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-17:/action/166747</id>
    <updated>2008-07-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that no loan may be made from a qualified employer plan using a credit card or other intermediary and to limit the number of loans that may be made from a qualified employer plan to a participant or beneficiary.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <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: S.3086 Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3086/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-05:/action/159210</id>
    <updated>2008-06-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.4008 Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4008/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-03:/action/158799</id>
    <updated>2008-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to make technical corrections to the definition of willful noncompliance with respect to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before the date of the enactment of this Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 03, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-241.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.4008 Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4008/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-03:/action/158798</id>
    <updated>2008-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to make technical corrections to the definition of willful noncompliance with respect to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before the date of the enactment of this Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 03, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4008 Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4008/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-23:/action/158797</id>
    <updated>2008-05-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to make technical corrections to the definition of willful noncompliance with respect to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before the date of the enactment of this Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 23, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4008 Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4008/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-20:/action/157965</id>
    <updated>2008-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to make technical corrections to the definition of willful noncompliance with respect to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before the date of the enactment of this Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 20, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2978 Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2978/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/action/156255</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to make technical corrections to the definition of willful noncompliance with respect to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before the date of the enactment of this Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2753 Credit Card Reform Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2753/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-12:/action/147466</id>
    <updated>2008-03-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to protect consumers, and especially young consumers, from skyrocketing credit card debt, unfair credit card practices, and deceptive credit offers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5546 Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5546/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-06:/action/146883</id>
    <updated>2008-03-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5437 American-Made Energy Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5437/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-14:/action/145824</id>
    <updated>2008-02-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, to increase American energy independence, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5244 Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5244/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-07:/action/144906</id>
    <updated>2008-02-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5280 Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5280/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-07:/action/144764</id>
    <updated>2008-02-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To prevent unfair practices in credit card accounts, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2542 Credit Card Minimum Payment Notification Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2542/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-22:/action/142476</id>
    <updated>2008-01-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2411 Credit Card Safety Star Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2411/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-05:/action/139000</id>
    <updated>2007-12-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require the establishment of a credit card safety star rating system for the benefit of consumers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4008 Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4008/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-30:/action/135254</id>
    <updated>2007-10-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to make technical corrections to the definition of willful noncompliance with respect to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before the date of the enactment of this Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3421 Credit Protection Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3421/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-03:/action/127412</id>
    <updated>2007-08-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit universal defaults on credit card accounts and to require minimum payment disclosures for accounts under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3347 Student Credit Card Protection Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3347/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-02:/action/126954</id>
    <updated>2007-08-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prevent credit card issuers from taking unfair advantage of college students and their parents, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1925 Student Credit Card Protection Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1925/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-01:/action/126214</id>
    <updated>2007-08-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act, to prevent credit card issuers from taking unfair advantage of college students and their parents, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3118 To promote the production and use of ethanol.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3118/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-19:/action/123234</id>
    <updated>2007-07-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To promote the production and use of ethanol.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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