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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Democratic Republic of the Congo</title>
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  <updated>2013-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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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>
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    <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 Signed by President: H.R.4310 Wartime Contracting Reform Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h4310/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-01:/action/346374</id>
    <updated>2013-01-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;January 01, 2013: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4310 Wartime Contracting Reform Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h4310/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-12-29:/action/346075</id>
    <updated>2012-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 29, 2012: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3254 Wartime Contracting Reform Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s3254/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-03:/action/332502</id>
    <updated>2012-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5856 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h5856/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-24:/action/332031</id>
    <updated>2012-05-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Department of Defense 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: S.3241 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s3241/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-23:/action/331913</id>
    <updated>2012-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4310 Wartime Contracting Reform Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h4310/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-28:/action/324121</id>
    <updated>2012-03-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.412 A resolution commending the African Union for committing to a coordinated military response, comprised of 5,000 troops from Uganda, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Sudan, in order to fortify ongoing efforts to arrest Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lord's Resistance Army and to stop the crimes against humanity and mass atrocities committed by them.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-sr412/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-28:/action/324079</id>
    <updated>2012-03-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution commending the African Union for committing to a coordinated military response, comprised of 5,000 troops from Uganda, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Sudan, in order to fortify ongoing efforts to arrest Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lord's Resistance Army and to stop the crimes against humanity and mass atrocities committed by them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.402 Amend the title so as to read: `Condemning Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army for committing crimes against humanity and mass atrocities, and supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government and governments and regional organizations in central Africa to remove Joseph Kony and Lord's Resistance Army commanders from the battlefield.'.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-sr402/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-20:/action/322961</id>
    <updated>2012-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Amend the title so as to read: `Condemning Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army for committing crimes against humanity and mass atrocities, and supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government and governments and regional organizations in central Africa to remove Joseph Kony and Lord's Resistance Army commanders from the battlefield.'.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.584 Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to finding and capturing Joseph Kony, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr584/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-12:/action/322522</id>
    <updated>2012-03-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to finding and capturing Joseph Kony, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.583 Expressing support for robust efforts by the United States to see Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, and his top commanders brought to justice and the group's atrocities permanently ended.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr583/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-12:/action/322515</id>
    <updated>2012-03-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing support for robust efforts by the United States to see Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, and his top commanders brought to justice and the group's atrocities permanently ended.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.581 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the continued deployment of United States military support personnel advising regional forces working toward the apprehension of Joseph Kony is both necessary and appropriate.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr581/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-08:/action/322459</id>
    <updated>2012-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the continued deployment of United States military support personnel advising regional forces working toward the apprehension of Joseph Kony is both necessary and appropriate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.2055 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2055/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-22:/action/318312</id>
    <updated>2011-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 22, 2011: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.2055 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2055/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-22:/action/318339</id>
    <updated>2011-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 22, 2011: Became Public Law No: 112-74.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2055 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2055/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-20:/action/318279</id>
    <updated>2011-12-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 20, 2011: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.350 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the recent presidential election in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-sr350/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-16:/action/317974</id>
    <updated>2011-12-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the recent presidential election in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.465 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the recent intervention against the Lord's Resistance Army in Central Africa by United States Armed Forces does not serve the national interest and that the President of the United States should request authorization before sending troops overseas.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr465/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-11-13:/action/314111</id>
    <updated>2011-11-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the recent intervention against the Lord's Resistance Army in Central Africa by United States Armed Forces does not serve the national interest and that the President of the United States should request authorization before sending troops overseas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3357 Child Marriage Violates the Human Rights of Girls Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3357/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-11-02:/action/313295</id>
    <updated>2011-11-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1601 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s1601/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-09-21:/action/309704</id>
    <updated>2011-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2055 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2055/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-05-30:/action/299440</id>
    <updated>2011-05-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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