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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Right of asylum</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.5834 North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 07, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.5834 North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-07:/action/176796</id>
    <updated>2008-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 07, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-346.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.2135 Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176626</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.2135 Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176627</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-340.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.2608 SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176188</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An act to amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide, in fiscal years 2009 through 2011, extensions of supplemental security income for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from fraud.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.2608 SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2608/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176189</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An act to amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide, in fiscal years 2009 through 2011, extensions of supplemental security income for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from fraud.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-328.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5834 North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5834/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/action/174082</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 26, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2135 Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/action/174174</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 25, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5834 North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5834/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-23:/action/174081</id>
    <updated>2008-09-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 23, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2608 SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2608/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-23:/action/173001</id>
    <updated>2008-09-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An act to amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide, in fiscal years 2009 through 2011, extensions of supplemental security income for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from fraud.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 23, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2608 SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2608/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/action/172039</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An act to amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide, in fiscal years 2009 through 2011, extensions of supplemental security income for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from fraud.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 17, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2135 Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2135/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-15:/action/171254</id>
    <updated>2008-09-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 15, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2135 Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2135/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-08:/action/170942</id>
    <updated>2008-09-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 08, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3114 Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3114/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-11:/action/159863</id>
    <updated>2008-06-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1140 Recognizing the 10th Anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/action/150889</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the 10th Anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5834 North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-17:/action/150363</id>
    <updated>2008-04-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4192 Optimizing Visa Entry Rules and Demanding Uniform Enforcement Immigration Reform Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-15:/action/136897</id>
    <updated>2007-11-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reform immigration to serve the national interest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4065 Employment Eligibility Verification and Anti-Identity Theft Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-01:/action/135646</id>
    <updated>2007-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws, to enhance border security, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3887 Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-18:/action/132766</id>
    <updated>2007-10-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat forced labor, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.234 Calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to respect the human rights of refugees from North Korea.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-15:/action/132283</id>
    <updated>2007-10-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to respect the human rights of refugees from North Korea.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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