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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Community life and organization</title>
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  <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.844 Supporting Community Schools Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s844/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356981</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to support the community schools model.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.592 Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h592/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-07:/action/349350</id>
    <updated>2013-02-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that houses of worship are eligible for certain disaster relief and emergency assistance on terms equal to other eligible private nonprofit facilities, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6505 Social Enterprise Ecosystem and Economic Development Commission Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h6505/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-09-20:/action/342261</id>
    <updated>2012-09-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the establishment of a Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.569 A resolution designating the week beginning October 21, 2012, as &quot;National Character Counts Week&quot;.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-sr569/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-09-18:/action/341080</id>
    <updated>2012-09-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution designating the week beginning October 21, 2012, as &quot;National Character Counts Week&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.762 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding community-based civil defense and power generation.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr762/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-08-01:/action/338299</id>
    <updated>2012-08-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding community-based civil defense and power generation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5727 Rebuild America Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h5727/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-09:/action/330601</id>
    <updated>2012-05-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To rebuild the American middle class by creating jobs, investing in our future, building opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the tax code.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2263 National Program for Arts and Technology Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s2263/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-28:/action/324281</id>
    <updated>2012-03-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish the National Program for Arts and Technology Act as a Federal program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2252 Rebuild America Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s2252/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-28:/action/324326</id>
    <updated>2012-03-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to rebuild the American middle class by creating jobs, investing in our future, building opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the tax code.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3677 National Cooperative Development Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3677/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-14:/action/317691</id>
    <updated>2011-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a national program to create jobs and increase economic development in underserved areas by promoting cooperative development.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3291 Healthy Foods for Healthy Living Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3291/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-10-31:/action/312937</id>
    <updated>2011-10-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to community-based organizations and local redevelopment agencies operating in low-income communities to promote increased access to and consumption of fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and other healthy foods among residents of such communities, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3225 Community Agriculture Development and Jobs Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3225/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-10-13:/action/311749</id>
    <updated>2011-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To promote and enhance community agricultural production and technology in nontraditional communities through the establishment of a new office in the Department of Agriculture to ensure that Department authorities are coordinated more effectively to encourage local agricultural production and increase the availability of fresh food in nontraditional communities, particularly underserved communities experiencing hunger, poor nutrition, obesity, and food insecurity, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.292 A resolution designating the week beginning October 16, 2011, as &quot;National Character Counts Week&quot;.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-sr292/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-10-11:/action/311298</id>
    <updated>2011-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution designating the week beginning October 16, 2011, as &quot;National Character Counts Week&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3023 National Program for Arts and Technology Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3023/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-09-21:/action/309635</id>
    <updated>2011-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Secretary of Education to establish the national program for arts and technology.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1462 Schools Utilizing Comprehensive and Community Engagement for Success Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s1462/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-07-31:/action/307099</id>
    <updated>2011-07-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, to provide needed integrated services and comprehensive supports to children for the ultimate goal of assisting students to stay in school, become successful learners, improve their academic achievement, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2691 Keeping PACE Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2691/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-07-27:/action/306440</id>
    <updated>2011-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, to provide needed integrated services and comprehensive supports to children, and to ensure that schools are centers of communities, for the ultimate goal of assisting students to stay in school, become successful learners, and improve academic achievement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2637 Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-07-24:/action/305828</id>
    <updated>2011-07-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To strengthen student achievement and graduation rates and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships that meet the comprehensive needs of children and youth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2609 Enhancing Livability for All Americans Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2609/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-07-20:/action/305416</id>
    <updated>2011-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish an Office of Livability in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2565 WE CARE Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2565/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-07-14:/action/304883</id>
    <updated>2011-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to foster community involvement, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1531 Access to Complete Education Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h1531/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-04-12:/action/294724</id>
    <updated>2011-04-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants for core curriculum development.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.616 Supporting Community Schools Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s616/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-16:/action/291848</id>
    <updated>2011-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to support the community schools model.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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