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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Civil rights workers</title>
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  <updated>2008-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.188 A bill to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-30:/action/164866</id>
    <updated>2008-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 30, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.188 A bill to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s188/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-30:/action/164867</id>
    <updated>2008-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-258.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.600 A resolution commemorating the 44th anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, Mississippi, while working in the name of American democracy to register voters and secure civil rights during the summer of 1964, which has become known as &quot;Freedom Summer&quot;.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr600/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/action/164792</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution commemorating the 44th anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, Mississippi, while working in the name of American democracy to register voters and secure civil rights during the summer of 1964, which has become known as &quot;Freedom Summer&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.381 Honoring and recognizing the dedication and achievements of Thurgood Marshall on the 100th anniversary of his birth.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/action/164420</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Honoring and recognizing the dedication and achievements of Thurgood Marshall on the 100th anniversary of his birth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.188 A bill to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s188/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/action/164595</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 23, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1293 Commemorating the 44th anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, Mississippi, while working in the name of American democracy to register voters and secure civil rights during the summer of 1964, which has became known as &quot;Freedom Summer&quot;.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1293/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-19:/action/161704</id>
    <updated>2008-06-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Commemorating the 44th anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, Mississippi, while working in the name of American democracy to register voters and secure civil rights during the summer of 1964, which has became known as &quot;Freedom Summer&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.188 A bill to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s188/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-16:/action/161728</id>
    <updated>2008-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 16, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.2739 Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2739/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/action/156738</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 07, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-229.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.2739 Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2739/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/action/156737</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 07, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.79 A concurrent resolution congratulating and saluting Focus: HOPE on its 40th anniversary and for its remarkable commitment and contributions to Detroit, the State of Michigan, and the United States.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sc79/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-05:/action/156257</id>
    <updated>2008-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A concurrent resolution congratulating and saluting Focus: HOPE on its 40th anniversary and for its remarkable commitment and contributions to Detroit, the State of Michigan, and the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2739 Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2739/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-30:/action/152101</id>
    <updated>2008-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 30, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2739 Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2739/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-28:/action/151853</id>
    <updated>2008-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 28, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.327 Congratulating and saluting Focus: HOPE on its 40th anniversary and for its remarkable commitment and contributions to Detroit, the State of Michigan, and the United States.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hc327/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/action/152864</id>
    <updated>2008-04-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Congratulating and saluting Focus: HOPE on its 40th anniversary and for its remarkable commitment and contributions to Detroit, the State of Michigan, and the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1061 Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and encouraging people of the United States to pause and remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1061/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-30:/action/148565</id>
    <updated>2008-03-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and encouraging people of the United States to pause and remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1043 Honoring the life and legacy of Chief Standing Bear, a pioneer in civil rights for Native Americans, on the 100th anniversary of Chief Standing Bear's death.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1043/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-11:/action/147407</id>
    <updated>2008-03-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Honoring the life and legacy of Chief Standing Bear, a pioneer in civil rights for Native Americans, on the 100th anniversary of Chief Standing Bear's death.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2739 Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2739/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-09:/action/147073</id>
    <updated>2008-03-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.69 A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of a national day of remembrance for Harriet Tubman.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sc69/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-05:/action/146937</id>
    <updated>2008-03-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of a national day of remembrance for Harriet Tubman.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.310 Expressing support for a national day of remembrance for Harriet Ross Tubman.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hc310/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-04:/action/146764</id>
    <updated>2008-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing support for a national day of remembrance for Harriet Ross Tubman.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2616 National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2616/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-07:/action/145085</id>
    <updated>2008-02-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.289 Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 99th anniversary.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hc289/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-06:/action/144952</id>
    <updated>2008-02-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 99th anniversary.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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