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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Smuggling and trafficking</title>
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  <updated>2013-05-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1005 Conservation Reform Act of 2013</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-21:/action/359732</id>
    <updated>2013-05-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish more efficient and effective policies and processes for departments and agencies engaged in or providing support to, international conservation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1922 Foreign Assistance Under Limitation and Transparency Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1922/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-08:/action/358376</id>
    <updated>2013-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To limit assistance to Iran, North Korea, Syria, Egypt, and Pakistan, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1823 Protecting Lakes Against Quaggas Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1823/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-29:/action/357465</id>
    <updated>2013-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation or exportation of mussels of a certain genus, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1793 Global Partnerships Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1793/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-25:/action/357323</id>
    <updated>2013-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish a framework for effective, transparent, and accountable United States foreign assistance, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1771 North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2013</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-25:/action/357281</id>
    <updated>2013-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To improve the enforcement of sanctions against the Government of North Korea, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.826 Tobacco Tax and Enforcement Reform Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s826/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356790</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform and enforce taxation of tobacco products.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.744 Tibetan Refugee Assistance Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s744/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-15:/action/355538</id>
    <updated>2013-04-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.730 Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s730/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-14:/action/355462</id>
    <updated>2013-04-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to prevent criminals from obtaining firearms through straw purchasing and trafficking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1525 Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1525/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-11:/action/355245</id>
    <updated>2013-04-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.131 Concerning the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the need for international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-hr131/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-20:/action/354014</id>
    <updated>2013-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Concerning the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the need for international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.649 Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s649/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-20:/action/353880</id>
    <updated>2013-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.955 Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h955/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-04:/action/351636</id>
    <updated>2013-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.443 Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s443/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-03:/action/351524</id>
    <updated>2013-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.830 Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h830/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-25:/action/350744</id>
    <updated>2013-02-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.65 Condemning the Government of North Korea for its flagrant and repeated violations of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions, for its repeated provocations that threaten international peace and stability, and for its February 12, 2013, test of a nuclear device.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-hr65/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-12:/action/349681</id>
    <updated>2013-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Condemning the Government of North Korea for its flagrant and repeated violations of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions, for its repeated provocations that threaten international peace and stability, and for its February 12, 2013, test of a nuclear device.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.452 Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-03:/action/348705</id>
    <updated>2013-02-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To prevent gun trafficking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.457 Criminal Alien Accountability Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-03:/action/348725</id>
    <updated>2013-02-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose mandatory sentencing ranges with respect to aliens who reenter the United States after having been removed, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.179 Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-29:/action/348534</id>
    <updated>2013-01-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to prevent gun trafficking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.416 Egypt Accountability and Democracy Promotion Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h416/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-24:/action/348343</id>
    <updated>2013-01-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To condition security assistance and economic assistance to the Government of Egypt in order to advance United States national security interests in Egypt, including encouraging the advancement of political, economic, and religious freedom in Egypt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.338 Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h338/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-21:/action/347793</id>
    <updated>2013-01-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 18, United States Code, to include certain territories and possessions of the United States in the definition of State for the purposes of chapter 114, relating to trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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