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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Asthma</title>
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  <updated>2008-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/7337</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3565 Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3565/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-23:/action/173577</id>
    <updated>2008-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to address the health and economic development impacts of nonattainment of federally mandated air quality standards in the San Joaquin Valley, California, by designating air quality empowerment zones.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3496 Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3496/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-15:/action/171687</id>
    <updated>2008-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to address the health and economic development impact of nonattainment of federally mandated air quality standards in the San Joaquin Valley, California, by designating air quality empowerment zones.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5902 GREEN Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5902/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/action/151397</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To enhance environmental justice education in middle and high schools that serve disadvantaged students.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4652 Environmental Justice Access and Implementation Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4652/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-12:/action/140254</id>
    <updated>2007-12-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3904 Family Asthma Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3904/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-17:/action/132814</id>
    <updated>2007-10-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act with regard to research on asthma, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2175 Family Asthma Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2175/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-16:/action/132671</id>
    <updated>2007-10-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with regard to research on asthma, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2524 Asthma Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2524/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-23:/action/113985</id>
    <updated>2007-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education with increased authority with respect to asthma programs, and to provide for increased funding for such programs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.429 Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s429/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-29:/action/92099</id>
    <updated>2007-01-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1929 Faircare Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s1929/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-10-26:/action/60229</id>
    <updated>2005-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reduce health care disparities and improve health care quality, to improve the collection of racial, ethnic, primary language, and socio-economic determination data for use by healthcare researchers and policymakers, to provide performance incentives for high performing hospitals and community health centers, and to expand current Federal programs seeking to eliminate health disparities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4166 Family Asthma Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h4166/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-10-26:/action/59868</id>
    <updated>2005-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act with regard to research on asthma, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4139 Gulf Coast Hurricane Emergency Environmental Protection Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h4139/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-10-24:/action/51940</id>
    <updated>2005-10-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To minimize harm to populations impacted by the release of environmental contaminants, hazardous materials or infectious materials in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by providing for a Comprehensive Environmental Sampling and Toxicity Assessment Plan (CESTAP) to assess and monitor air, water, soil and human populations, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1836 Gulf Coast Infrastructure Redevelopment and Recovery Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s1836/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-10-05:/action/61648</id>
    <updated>2005-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for reconstruction, replacement, and improvement of infrastructure in the Gulf Coast Region.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1580 Healthcare Equality and Accountability Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s1580/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-07-28:/action/54313</id>
    <updated>2005-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve the health of minority individuals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3561 Healthcare Equality and Accountability Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h3561/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-07-27:/action/49297</id>
    <updated>2005-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To improve the health of minority individuals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1489 Family Asthma Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s1489/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-07-25:/action/65926</id>
    <updated>2005-07-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with regard to research on asthma, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1442 Coordinated Environmental Health Network Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s1442/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-07-20:/action/66290</id>
    <updated>2005-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Coordinated Environmental Health Network, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2098 Asthma Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h2098/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-05-03:/action/71278</id>
    <updated>2005-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education with increased authority with respect to asthma programs, and to provide for increased funding for such programs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1648 To require Executive Order 12898 to remain in force until changed by law, to expand the definition of environmental justice, to direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h1648/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-04-13:/action/74536</id>
    <updated>2005-04-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
To require Executive Order 12898 to remain in force until changed by law, to expand the definition of environmental justice, to direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.215 Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s215/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-01-30:/action/80604</id>
    <updated>2005-01-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
A bill to amend the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.243 Intelligent Transportation Systems Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h243/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-01-05:/action/79819</id>
    <updated>2005-01-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations to the Department of Transportation for surface transportation research and development, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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