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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Building materials</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176574</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176572</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176757</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-343.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176573</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3256 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3256/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-11:/action/165928</id>
    <updated>2008-07-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3228 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for green roofs.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3228/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-08:/action/165505</id>
    <updated>2008-07-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for green roofs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3134 A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to require energy commodities to be traded only on regulated markets, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3134/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-12:/action/160147</id>
    <updated>2008-06-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to require energy commodities to be traded only on regulated markets, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6271 To provide for a green building certification program as part of the Energy Star program.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6271/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-12:/action/160216</id>
    <updated>2008-06-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for a green building certification program as part of the Energy Star program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6065 Green Schools Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6065/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-15:/action/157438</id>
    <updated>2008-05-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To promote green schools.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5858 Combating Climate Change Through Individual Action Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5858/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/action/150755</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for carbon sequestration.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5541 FLAME Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5541/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-06:/action/146907</id>
    <updated>2008-03-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5218 Fire-Safe Communities Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5218/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-29:/action/144287</id>
    <updated>2008-01-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To promote fire-safe communities, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2444 Higher Education Sustainability Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2444/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-11:/action/139599</id>
    <updated>2007-12-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants to establish and evaluate sustainability programs, charged with developing and implementing integrated environmental, economic, and social sustainability initiatives, and to direct the Secretary of Education to convene a summit of higher education experts in the area of sustainability.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2390 Fire-Safe Communities Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2390/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-16:/action/137296</id>
    <updated>2007-11-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to promote fire-safe communities, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3637 Higher Education Sustainability Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3637/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-24:/action/130067</id>
    <updated>2007-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants to establish and evaluate sustainability programs, charged with developing and implementing integrated environmental, economic and social sustainability initiatives, and to direct the Secretary of Education to convene a summit of higher education experts in the area of sustainability.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3524 HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3524/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-11:/action/128863</id>
    <updated>2007-09-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2651 Greenhouse Gas Accountability Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2651/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-11:/action/117809</id>
    <updated>2007-06-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To require large publicly traded companies and significant emitters of greenhouse gases to report their emissions to the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2573 Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2573/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-05:/action/117085</id>
    <updated>2007-06-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish State infrastructure banks for education.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.928 Homeowners Protection Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s928/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-20:/action/97053</id>
    <updated>2007-03-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish a program to provide more protection at lower cost through a national backstop for State natural catastrophe insurance programs to help the United States better prepare for and protect its citizens against the ravages of natural catastrophes, to encourage and promote mitigation and prevention for, and recovery and rebuilding from such catastrophes, to better assist in the financial recovery from such catastrophes, and to develop a rigorous process of continuous improvement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-09:/action/95812</id>
    <updated>2007-03-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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