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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Polar regions</title>
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  <updated>2009-08-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1561 Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-03:/action/206321</id>
    <updated>2009-08-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to ensure safe, secure, and reliable marine shipping in the Arctic, including the availability of aids to navigation, vessel escorts, oil spill response capability, and maritime search and rescue in the Arctic, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1562 Arctic Ocean Research and Science Policy Review Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-03:/action/206275</id>
    <updated>2009-08-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for a study and report on research on the United States Arctic Ocean and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1560 Alaska Adjacent Zone Revenue Sharing Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-03:/action/206259</id>
    <updated>2009-08-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for the sharing of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues from areas in the Alaska Adjacent Zone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1564 Arctic Oil Spill Research and Prevention Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-03:/action/206289</id>
    <updated>2009-08-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to enhance the readiness of the United States to deal with increased maritime and development activity in the Arctic as a result of climate change, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1563 United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-03:/action/206317</id>
    <updated>2009-08-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish a United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1566 Arctic Climate Adaptation Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1566/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-03:/action/206279</id>
    <updated>2009-08-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to create the American Arctic Adaptation Grant Program to prevent or mitigate effects of Arctic climate change and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1565 Better Health in the Arctic Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-03:/action/206326</id>
    <updated>2009-08-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve Arctic health.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1517 Domestic Energy Security Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-24:/action/204691</id>
    <updated>2009-07-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to enhance domestic energy security by increasing production from fossil-based resources in the outer Continental Shelf in an economically and environmentally responsible manner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1514 Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1514/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-24:/action/204677</id>
    <updated>2009-07-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to ensure safe, secure, and reliable marine shipping in the Arctic including the availability of aids to navigation, vessel escorts, spill response capability, and maritime search and rescue in the Arctic, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1462 American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1462/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-16:/action/203273</id>
    <updated>2009-07-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to promote clean energy technology development, enhanced energy efficiency, improved energy security, and energy innovation and workforce development, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1390 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-02:/action/201622</id>
    <updated>2009-07-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1391 VOICE Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1391/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-02:/action/201630</id>
    <updated>2009-07-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1333 Strengthening America's Science and Technology Education Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1333/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-24:/action/201012</id>
    <updated>2009-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide clean, affordable, and reliable energy, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2998 American Clean Energy And Security Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-23:/action/200633</id>
    <updated>2009-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2847 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-12:/action/199161</id>
    <updated>2009-06-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2865 Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-12:/action/199099</id>
    <updated>2009-06-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To ensure safe, secure, and reliable marine shipping in the Arctic including the availability of aids to navigation, vessel escorts, spill response capability, and maritime search and rescue in the Arctic, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2454  American Clean Energy And Security Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-15:/action/195458</id>
    <updated>2009-05-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.503 No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-27:/action/186312</id>
    <updated>2009-02-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize the exploration, leasing, development, and production of oil and gas in and from the western portion of the Coastal Plain of the State of Alaska without surface occupancy, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.51 Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-12:/action/184817</id>
    <updated>2009-02-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.231 A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-14:/action/181478</id>
    <updated>2009-01-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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