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  <title>Open Congress : Senate Foreign Relations - Major Bill Actions</title>
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  <updated>2008-12-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3723 A bill to establish a framework for coordination and cooperation on energy and environmental issues among the United States, the People's Republic of China, and India, and for other purposes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-08:/action/178679</id>
    <updated>2008-12-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish a framework for coordination and cooperation on energy and environmental issues among the United States, the People's Republic of China, and India, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.106 A concurrent resolution commending the Government of Switzerland for ongoing assistance in the case of Robert Levinson, urging the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to intensify cooperation with the Government of Switzerland and the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the case of Robert Levinson, and expressing sympathy to the family of Robert Levinson.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-20:/action/178607</id>
    <updated>2008-11-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A concurrent resolution commending the Government of Switzerland for ongoing assistance in the case of Robert Levinson, urging the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to intensify cooperation with the Government of Switzerland and the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the case of Robert Levinson, and expressing sympathy to the family of Robert Levinson.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.5834 North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-07:/action/176796</id>
    <updated>2008-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 07, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-346.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.5834 North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-07:/action/176778</id>
    <updated>2008-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 07, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3678 Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-01:/action/176319</id>
    <updated>2008-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to promote freedom, human rights, and the rule of law in Vietnam.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3642 Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Enhancement Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3642/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/action/175577</id>
    <updated>2008-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to enhance the capacity of the United States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 and to improve access to safe drinking water and sanitation throughout the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3643 Increasing America's Global Development Capacity Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/action/175579</id>
    <updated>2008-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to enhance the capacity of the United States to undertake global development activities, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5834 North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5834/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/action/174082</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 26, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3637 Success in Countering Al Qaeda Reporting Requirements Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/action/174848</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for an annual comprehensive report on the status of United States efforts and the level of progress achieved to counter and defeat Al Qaeda and its related affiliates and undermine long-term support for the violent extremism that helps sustain Al Qaeda's recruitment efforts, as carried out under a broad counterterrorism strategy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3578 A bill to establish a commission to assess the nuclear activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/action/173664</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish a commission to assess the nuclear activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3563 Nuclear Safeguards and Supply Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3563/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/action/173571</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to authorize appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years 2009 and 2010, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3567 A bill to establish a Commission on the conflict between Russia and Georgia, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3567/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/action/173582</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish a Commission on the conflict between Russia and Georgia, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5834 North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5834/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-23:/action/174081</id>
    <updated>2008-09-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 23, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3546 Strategic Communications Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3546/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-23:/action/172957</id>
    <updated>2008-09-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish the National Center for Strategic Communication to advise the President regarding public diplomacy and international broadcasting to promote democracy and human rights, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3548 United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-23:/action/172962</id>
    <updated>2008-09-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to approve the United States-India Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3541 Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3541/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-23:/action/173537</id>
    <updated>2008-09-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to address the impending humanitarian crisis and potential security breakdown as a result of the mass influx of Iraqi refugees into neighboring countries, and the growing internally displaced population in Iraq, by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, facilitating the resettlement of Iraqis at risk, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3529 Global Food Security Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3529/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-22:/action/172648</id>
    <updated>2008-09-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, to stimulate rural economies, and to improve emergency response to food crises, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3531 Afghan Freedom Support and Security Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3531/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-22:/action/172653</id>
    <updated>2008-09-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize assistance for Afghanistan, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.6456 To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-19:/action/172487</id>
    <updated>2008-09-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 19, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-321.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.6456 To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6456/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-19:/action/172360</id>
    <updated>2008-09-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 19, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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