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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Employee hiring</title>
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  <updated>2013-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/8869</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.942 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s942/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-13:/action/358595</id>
    <updated>2013-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to eliminate discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.922 Veterans Equipped for Success Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s922/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-08:/action/358257</id>
    <updated>2013-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot program on providing wage subsidies to employers who employ certain veterans and members of the Armed Forces and require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on providing career transition services to young veterans, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.891 American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s891/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-07:/action/358208</id>
    <updated>2013-05-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to increase the employment of Americans by requiring State workforce agencies to certify that employers are actively recruiting Americans and that Americans are not qualified or available to fill the positions that the employer wants to fill with H-2B nonimmigrants.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.860 Rural Energy Investment Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s860/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-05:/action/357672</id>
    <updated>2013-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve energy programs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1773 Agricultural Guestworker Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1773/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-25:/action/357183</id>
    <updated>2013-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1772 Legal Workforce Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1772/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-25:/action/357088</id>
    <updated>2013-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.804 Careers through Responsive, Efficient, and Effective Retraining Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s804/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-23:/action/356774</id>
    <updated>2013-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to streamline and address overlap in the Federal workforce investment system, steer Federal training dollars toward skills needed by industry, establish incentives for accountability through a Pay for Performance pilot program, and provide new access to the National Directory of New Hires, to measure performance and better connect the unemployed to jobs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1716 ExCEL Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1716/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-23:/action/356501</id>
    <updated>2013-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To simplify and improve the Federal student loan program through income-contingent repayment to provide stronger protections for borrowers, encourage responsible borrowing, and save money for taxpayers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1670 REACH Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1670/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-22:/action/356384</id>
    <updated>2013-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To improve the implementation and oversight for the program under section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 for training and hiring requirements for public housing, Indian housing assistance, and housing and community development programs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1596 American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1596/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-16:/action/355712</id>
    <updated>2013-04-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To increase the employment of Americans by requiring State workforce agencies to certify that employers are actively recruiting Americans and that Americans are not qualified or available to fill the positions that the employer wants to fill with H-2B nonimmigrants.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.744 JOLT Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s744/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-15:/action/355538</id>
    <updated>2013-04-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1562 Family Farm Relief Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1562/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-14:/action/355531</id>
    <updated>2013-04-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to simplify the petitioning procedure for H-2A workers, to expand the scope of the H-2A program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1522 Manufacturing Economic Recovery Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1522/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-11:/action/355252</id>
    <updated>2013-04-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the expansion of manufacturing in the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.676 Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s676/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-08:/action/354705</id>
    <updated>2013-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to prevent tax-related identity theft and tax fraud.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1397 Project Rebuild Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1397/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-20:/action/353788</id>
    <updated>2013-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To create jobs and reinvest in communities through the rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1316 To amend title 38, United States Code, to specify the responsibilities of the Directors and Assistant Directors of Veterans' Employment and Training.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1316/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-20:/action/354016</id>
    <updated>2013-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to specify the responsibilities of the Directors and Assistant Directors of Veterans' Employment and Training.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.8 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-sc8/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-14:/action/353021</id>
    <updated>2013-03-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.492 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require States to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s492/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-06:/action/352030</id>
    <updated>2013-03-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require States to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.495 Careers for Veterans Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s495/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-06:/action/352066</id>
    <updated>2013-03-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require Federal agencies to hire veterans, to require States to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.851 Bring Jobs Home Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h851/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-26:/action/350959</id>
    <updated>2013-02-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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