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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Asians</title>
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  <updated>2008-09-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/7649</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6897 Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-14:/action/171338</id>
    <updated>2008-09-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain payments to eligible persons who served in the Philippines during World War II.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.747 Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr747/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-15:/action/132514</id>
    <updated>2007-10-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.745 Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr745/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-14:/action/132313</id>
    <updated>2007-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.299 A resolution recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr299/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-02:/action/127554</id>
    <updated>2007-08-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.99 Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hc99/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-22:/action/107318</id>
    <updated>2007-03-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.245 Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr245/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-13:/action/96512</id>
    <updated>2007-03-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.760 Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h760/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-30:/action/92229</id>
    <updated>2007-01-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.113 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued in commemoration of Diwali, a festival celebrated by people of Indian origin.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr113/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-29:/action/92086</id>
    <updated>2007-01-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued in commemoration of Diwali, a festival celebrated by people of Indian origin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.66 A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed military service on behalf of the United States during World War II.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s66/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-03:/action/89655</id>
    <updated>2007-01-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed military service on behalf of the United States during World War II.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.57 Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s57/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-03:/action/89635</id>
    <updated>2007-01-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4574 Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2006</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h4574/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-12-15:/action/55654</id>
    <updated>2005-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.548 Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-hr548/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-11-09:/action/59383</id>
    <updated>2005-11-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3320 To extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried sons and daughters of certain Vietnamese refugees.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h3320/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-07-17:/action/63957</id>
    <updated>2005-07-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried sons and daughters of certain Vietnamese refugees.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3018 Bruce Vento Hmong Veterans? Naturalization Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h3018/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-06-20:/action/67751</id>
    <updated>2005-06-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000 to eliminate the application deadlines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.317 Honoring Lao and Hmong veterans and their refugee families and the 30th year of the end of the Indochina conflict in Laos.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-hr317/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-06-13:/action/69417</id>
    <updated>2005-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Honoring Lao and Hmong veterans and their refugee families and the 30th year of the end of the Indochina conflict in Laos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.223 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued in commemoration of Diwali, a festival celebrated by people of Indian origin.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-hr223/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-04-19:/action/74781</id>
    <updated>2005-04-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued in commemoration of Diwali, a festival celebrated by people of Indian origin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.58 Recognizing the holiday of Diwali.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-hr58/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-01-31:/action/80584</id>
    <updated>2005-01-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the holiday of Diwali.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.302 Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h302/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-01-24:/action/80899</id>
    <updated>2005-01-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.146 Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s146/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-01-24:/action/80940</id>
    <updated>2005-01-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.79 A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed military service on behalf of the United States during World War II.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s79/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-01-23:/action/80972</id>
    <updated>2005-01-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed military service on behalf of the United States during World War II.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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