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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in National and community service</title>
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  <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.813 Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356856</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require that Peace Corps volunteers be subject to the same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as employees of the Peace Corps with respect to coverage of such services, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1611 To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to use funds derived from conservation-related programs executed on National Forest System lands to utilize the Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1611/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-16:/action/355716</id>
    <updated>2013-04-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to use funds derived from conservation-related programs executed on National Forest System lands to utilize the Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1414 Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1414/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-08:/action/354749</id>
    <updated>2013-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To promote local and regional farm and food systems, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1351 Public Lands Service Corps Act of 1993</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1351/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-20:/action/353834</id>
    <updated>2013-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service opportunities for young Americans; help restore the nation's natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic resources; train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.915 To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h915/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-27:/action/351100</id>
    <updated>2013-02-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.748 Universal National Service Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h748/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-14:/action/350262</id>
    <updated>2013-02-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To require all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and 25 to perform national service, either as a member of the uniformed services or as civilian service in a Federal, State, or local government program or with a community-based agency or community-based entity, to authorize the induction of persons in the uniformed services during wartime to meet end-strength requirements of the uniformed services, to provide for the registration of women under the Military Selective Service Act, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.747 To amend the Military Selective Service Act to require the registration of women with the Selective Service System in light of the Department of Defense elimination of the rule excluding women from direct ground combat assignments in the Armed Forces.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h747/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-14:/action/350276</id>
    <updated>2013-02-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Military Selective Service Act to require the registration of women with the Selective Service System in light of the Department of Defense elimination of the rule excluding women from direct ground combat assignments in the Armed Forces.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.360 Public Lands Service Corps Act of 1993</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s360/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-13:/action/350169</id>
    <updated>2013-02-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service opportunities for young Americans; help restore the nation's natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic resources; train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.230 A bill to authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s230/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-06:/action/349257</id>
    <updated>2013-02-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6563 Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h6563/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-09-24:/action/342663</id>
    <updated>2012-09-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6231 To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to use funds derived from conservation-related programs executed on National Forest System lands to utilize the Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h6231/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-07-29:/action/337654</id>
    <updated>2012-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to use funds derived from conservation-related programs executed on National Forest System lands to utilize the Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.721 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that bolstering literacy among African-American and Hispanic men is an urgent national priority.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr721/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-28:/action/335539</id>
    <updated>2012-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that bolstering literacy among African-American and Hispanic men is an urgent national priority.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3295 Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s3295/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-13:/action/333693</id>
    <updated>2012-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5897 To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to make certain United States territories eligible for nonprofit capacity building grants under that Act.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h5897/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-04:/action/332591</id>
    <updated>2012-06-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to make certain United States territories eligible for nonprofit capacity building grants under that Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5436 Engaging Students Through Service Learning Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h5436/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-06:/action/328489</id>
    <updated>2012-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize a national elementary and secondary service-learning program that promotes student academic achievement, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.421 A resolution designating April 20 through 22, 2012, as &quot;Global Youth Service Day&quot;.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-sr421/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-16:/action/324714</id>
    <updated>2012-04-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution designating April 20 through 22, 2012, as &quot;Global Youth Service Day&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4351 Let's Grow Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h4351/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-15:/action/324549</id>
    <updated>2012-04-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide assistance and opportunity for the creation and support of sustainable agriculture activities in America's cities and to improve access to nutrition in America's cities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.14 Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h14/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-20:/action/323042</id>
    <updated>2012-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2108 Youth Corps Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s2108/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-13:/action/320662</id>
    <updated>2012-02-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide for the establishment of Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2081 Extended Unemployment Benefits Reform Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s2081/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-08:/action/320358</id>
    <updated>2012-02-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require participation in public service and engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt of extended unemployment benefits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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