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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Blood</title>
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  <updated>2008-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/7740</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3040 Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6100 Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-20:/action/157556</id>
    <updated>2008-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.J.Res.22 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to Medicare coverage for the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related neoplastic conditions.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sj22/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-22:/action/134390</id>
    <updated>2007-10-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to Medicare coverage for the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related neoplastic conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.54 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating Medicare coverage for the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related neoplastic conditions.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hj54/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-27:/action/130851</id>
    <updated>2007-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating Medicare coverage for the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related neoplastic conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.305 A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the Medicare national coverage determination on the treatment of anemia in cancer patients.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr305/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-03:/action/127566</id>
    <updated>2007-08-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the Medicare national coverage determination on the treatment of anemia in cancer patients.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3397 Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3397/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-03:/action/127349</id>
    <updated>2007-08-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to define environmental intervention blood lead level.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2580 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2580/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-06:/action/117275</id>
    <updated>2007-06-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.115 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for expenses related to the collection and storage of umbilical cord blood.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h115/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-04:/action/88786</id>
    <updated>2007-01-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for expenses related to the collection and storage of umbilical cord blood.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2002 BSE and Other Prior Disease Prevention and Public Health Protection Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s2002/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-11-14:/action/59036</id>
    <updated>2005-11-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide protection against bovine spongiform encephalopathy and other prion diseases.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3434 To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with Hepatitis C, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h3434/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-07-26:/action/64067</id>
    <updated>2005-07-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with Hepatitis C, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5 Malpractice Liability Reform bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h5/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-07-21:/action/65184</id>
    <updated>2005-07-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.681 Stem Cell Research bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s681/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-03-17:/action/76953</id>
    <updated>2005-03-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research using such cells.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.354 HEALTH Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s354/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-02-10:/action/79368</id>
    <updated>2005-02-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.596 Cord Blood Stem Cell Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h596/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-02-02:/action/78956</id>
    <updated>2005-02-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research using such cells.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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