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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Professional sports</title>
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  <updated>2013-05-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.1071 To specify the size of the precious-metal blanks that will be used in the production of the National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative coins.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-16:/action/359389</id>
    <updated>2013-05-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To specify the size of the precious-metal blanks that will be used in the production of the National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative coins.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 16, 2013: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.1071 To specify the size of the precious-metal blanks that will be used in the production of the National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative coins.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1071/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-16:/action/359390</id>
    <updated>2013-05-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To specify the size of the precious-metal blanks that will be used in the production of the National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative coins.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 16, 2013: Became Public Law No: 113-10.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1071 To specify the size of the precious-metal blanks that will be used in the production of the National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative coins.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1071/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-08:/action/357986</id>
    <updated>2013-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To specify the size of the precious-metal blanks that will be used in the production of the National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative coins.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 08, 2013: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.912 Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s912/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-08:/action/358337</id>
    <updated>2013-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to allow multichannel video programming distributors to provide video programming to subscribers on an a la carte basis, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1653 Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1653/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-17:/action/355973</id>
    <updated>2013-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.165 Supporting the goals of Golf Day in America and congratulating the communities of Pittsford and Rochester, New York, which are hosting the Ladies Professional Golf Association and the Professional Golf Association Championships in 2013.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-hr165/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-15:/action/355564</id>
    <updated>2013-04-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting the goals of Golf Day in America and congratulating the communities of Pittsford and Rochester, New York, which are hosting the Ladies Professional Golf Association and the Professional Golf Association Championships in 2013.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1278 Non-Disparagement of Native American Persons or Peoples in Trademark Registration Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1278/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-19:/action/353674</id>
    <updated>2013-03-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 regarding the disparagement of Native American persons or peoples through marks that use the term &quot;redskin&quot;, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1071 To specify the size of the precious-metal blanks that will be used in the production of the National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative coins.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1071/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-11:/action/352392</id>
    <updated>2013-03-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To specify the size of the precious-metal blanks that will be used in the production of the National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative coins.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.5 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur &quot;Jack&quot; Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-sc5/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-04:/action/351665</id>
    <updated>2013-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur &quot;Jack&quot; Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.21 Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur &quot;Jack&quot; Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-hc21/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-04:/action/351670</id>
    <updated>2013-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur &quot;Jack&quot; Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.35 A resolution congratulating the Baltimore Ravens for winning Super Bowl XLVII.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-sr35/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-13:/action/350035</id>
    <updated>2013-02-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution congratulating the Baltimore Ravens for winning Super Bowl XLVII.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.626 New Jersey Betting and Equal Treatment Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h626/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-12:/action/349820</id>
    <updated>2013-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 28 of the United States Code to exclude the State of New Jersey from the prohibition on professional and amateur sports gambling to the extent approved by the legislature of the State.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.625 Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h625/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-12:/action/349793</id>
    <updated>2013-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend chapter 178 of title 28 of the United States Code to permit during a 4-year period States to enact statutes that exempt from the operation of such chapter, lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.203 Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s203/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-30:/action/348569</id>
    <updated>2013-01-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.166 A bill to designate the new Interstate Route 70 bridge over the Mississippi River connecting St. Louis, Missouri and southwestern Illinois as the &quot;Stan Musial Memorial Bridge&quot;.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-27:/action/348409</id>
    <updated>2013-01-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to designate the new Interstate Route 70 bridge over the Mississippi River connecting St. Louis, Missouri and southwestern Illinois as the &quot;Stan Musial Memorial Bridge&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.420 To designate the new Interstate Route 70 bridge over the Mississippi River connecting St. Louis, Missouri and southwestern Illinois as the &quot;Stan Musial Memorial Bridge&quot;.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h420/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-24:/action/348402</id>
    <updated>2013-01-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To designate the new Interstate Route 70 bridge over the Mississippi River connecting St. Louis, Missouri and southwestern Illinois as the &quot;Stan Musial Memorial Bridge&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.215 Baseball Diplomacy Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h215/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-03:/action/347083</id>
    <updated>2013-01-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To waive certain prohibitions with respect to nationals of Cuba coming to the United States to play organized professional baseball.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.598 A resolution commending and congratulating the San Francisco Giants for winning the 2012 World Series.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-sr598/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-11-14:/action/343602</id>
    <updated>2012-11-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution commending and congratulating the San Francisco Giants for winning the 2012 World Series.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.2527 National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2527/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-08-02:/action/338959</id>
    <updated>2012-08-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 02, 2012: Became Public Law No: 112-152.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.2527 National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2527/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-08-02:/action/338958</id>
    <updated>2012-08-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 02, 2012: Signed by President.    </content>
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