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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Social sciences and history</title>
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  <updated>2013-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1353 STEM Education Opportunity Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-20:/action/353987</id>
    <updated>2013-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for higher education expenses in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.865 African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h865/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-26:/action/350888</id>
    <updated>2013-02-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center in New York, New York, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.23 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that a postage stamp should be issued to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de Leon landing on Florida.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-sr23/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-30:/action/348599</id>
    <updated>2013-01-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that a postage stamp should be issued to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de Leon landing on Florida.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6364 World War I Centennial Commission Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h6364/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-01:/action/346464</id>
    <updated>2013-01-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, to provide for the designation of memorials to the service of members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;January 01, 2013: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.585 A resolution recognizing the extraordinary history and heritage of the State of New Mexico, and honoring and commending the State of New Mexico and its people on its centennial anniversary.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-sr585/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-09-21:/action/342502</id>
    <updated>2012-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution recognizing the extraordinary history and heritage of the State of New Mexico, and honoring and commending the State of New Mexico and its people on its centennial anniversary.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.560 A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Maryland Campaign during the Civil War.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-sr560/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-09-18:/action/341330</id>
    <updated>2012-09-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Maryland Campaign during the Civil War.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.791 Recognizing the extraordinary history and heritage of the State of New Mexico, and honoring and commending the State of New Mexico and its people on its centennial anniversary.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr791/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-09-18:/action/340776</id>
    <updated>2012-09-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the extraordinary history and heritage of the State of New Mexico, and honoring and commending the State of New Mexico and its people on its centennial anniversary.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6364 World War I Centennial Commission Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h6364/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-09-09:/action/339461</id>
    <updated>2012-09-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, to provide for the designation of memorials to the service of members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6325 STEM Education Opportunity Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h6325/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-08-01:/action/338366</id>
    <updated>2012-08-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for higher education expenses in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.513 A resolution recognizing the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, which was fought between the United States of American and Great Britain beginning on June 18, 1812, in response to British violations of neutral rights of the United States, seizure of ships of the United States, restriction of trade between the United States and other countries, and the impressment of sailors of the United States into the Royal Navy.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-sr513/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-27:/action/335440</id>
    <updated>2012-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution recognizing the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, which was fought between the United States of American and Great Britain beginning on June 18, 1812, in response to British violations of neutral rights of the United States, seizure of ships of the United States, restriction of trade between the United States and other countries, and the impressment of sailors of the United States into the Royal Navy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.715 Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Sagamore Hill Historic Site.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr715/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-27:/action/335271</id>
    <updated>2012-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Sagamore Hill Historic Site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.685 Recognizing the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and the ensuing 200 years of peace and cooperation between the United States and Canada.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr685/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-07:/action/333516</id>
    <updated>2012-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and the ensuing 200 years of peace and cooperation between the United States and Canada.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2203 African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s2203/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-18:/action/322733</id>
    <updated>2012-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Education Center in New York, New York, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.388 A resolution commemorating the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and &quot;The Star Spangled Banner&quot;, and recognizing the historical significance, heroic human endeavor, and sacrifice of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Revenue Marine Service, and State militias, during the War of 1812.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-29:/action/321717</id>
    <updated>2012-02-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution commemorating the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and &quot;The Star Spangled Banner&quot;, and recognizing the historical significance, heroic human endeavor, and sacrifice of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Revenue Marine Service, and State militias, during the War of 1812.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3818 Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefields Commemorative Coin Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3818/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-23:/action/318994</id>
    <updated>2012-01-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3751 History Is Learned from the Living Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3751/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-19:/action/318144</id>
    <updated>2011-12-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish the History Is Learned from the Living grant program to enable communities to learn about historical movements in the United States in the past century through the oral histories of community members who participated in those movements, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.301 A resolution urging the people of the United States to observe October 2011 as Italian and Italian-American Heritage Month.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-sr301/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-10-19:/action/312136</id>
    <updated>2011-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution urging the people of the United States to observe October 2011 as Italian and Italian-American Heritage Month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.388 Acknowledging the contributions and sacrifices of the young men who served as colonists on behalf of the United States in the Federal occupation of the islands of Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Canton, and Enderbury from 1935 through 1942, facilitating the United States claim of jurisdiction over such islands.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr388/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-08-04:/action/307422</id>
    <updated>2011-08-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Acknowledging the contributions and sacrifices of the young men who served as colonists on behalf of the United States in the Federal occupation of the islands of Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Canton, and Enderbury from 1935 through 1942, facilitating the United States claim of jurisdiction over such islands.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.239 A resolution acknowledging the contributions and sacrifices of the young men who served as colonists on behalf of the United States in the Federal occupation of the islands of Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Canton, and Enderbury from 1935 through 1942, facilitating the United States claim of jurisdiction over such islands.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-sr239/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-07-25:/action/305989</id>
    <updated>2011-07-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution acknowledging the contributions and sacrifices of the young men who served as colonists on behalf of the United States in the Federal occupation of the islands of Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Canton, and Enderbury from 1935 through 1942, facilitating the United States claim of jurisdiction over such islands.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.367 Urging the people of the United States to observe October of each year as Italian and Italian American Heritage Month.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-07-21:/action/305822</id>
    <updated>2011-07-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Urging the people of the United States to observe October of each year as Italian and Italian American Heritage Month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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