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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Disability and health-based discrimination</title>
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  <updated>2013-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1355 State Nutrition Assistance Flexibility Act of 2013</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-20:/action/353972</id>
    <updated>2013-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To replace certain Federal nutrition programs with a block grant to the States, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1229 Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1229/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-14:/action/353206</id>
    <updated>2013-03-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To promote the economic security and safety of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1199 Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1199/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-13:/action/352943</id>
    <updated>2013-03-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.556 Air Carrier Access Amendments Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-12:/action/352650</id>
    <updated>2013-03-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the accessibility of entertainment programming provided by air carriers on passenger flights, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.555 CINEMA Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s555/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-12:/action/352653</id>
    <updated>2013-03-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to require captioning and video description at certain movie theaters.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.482 Health Insurance Rate Review Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s482/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-05:/action/351952</id>
    <updated>2013-03-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in premium rates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1019 Health Insurance Rate Review Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1019/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-05:/action/351972</id>
    <updated>2013-03-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in premium rates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.994 ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h994/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-05:/action/351876</id>
    <updated>2013-03-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.403 Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s403/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-27:/action/351272</id>
    <updated>2013-02-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.777 ADA Notification Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h777/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-14:/action/350260</id>
    <updated>2013-02-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to correct a violation of such title voluntarily before the plaintiff may commence a civil action, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.567 State Health Flexibility Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h567/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-05:/action/349003</id>
    <updated>2013-02-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Social Security Act to replace the Medicaid program and the Children's Health Insurance program with a block grant to the States, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.482 Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h482/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-03:/action/348856</id>
    <updated>2013-02-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To prevent harassment at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.216 Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s216/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-03:/action/348749</id>
    <updated>2013-02-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to prevent harassment at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.39 Saving Lives by Lowering Tobacco Use Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s39/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-21:/action/347719</id>
    <updated>2013-01-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve the health of Americans and reduce health care costs by reorienting the Nation's health care system toward prevention, wellness, and health promotion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.285 Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h285/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-14:/action/347328</id>
    <updated>2013-01-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing, to increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.203 Pool Safety and Accessibility for Everyone Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h203/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-03:/action/346987</id>
    <updated>2013-01-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To direct the Attorney General to revise certain rules under titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 relating to accessible means of entry to pools.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6283 Guaranteed Access to Health Insurance Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h6283/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-08-01:/action/338811</id>
    <updated>2012-08-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To enable States to establish reinsurance programs or high risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able to access health insurance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6299 XXX Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h6299/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-08-01:/action/338707</id>
    <updated>2012-08-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To repeal the Federally subsidized loan program for non-profit health insurance, to provide for association health plans, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6138 Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h6138/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-07-17:/action/336380</id>
    <updated>2012-07-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the United States and around the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5994 Choice in Healthcare Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h5994/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-20:/action/334466</id>
    <updated>2012-06-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide a demonstration project under which Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries are provided the choice of health benefits coverage and access to a debit style card for the purpose of purchasing qualified health benefits coverage and paying for other health care expenses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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