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  <title>Open Congress : House Education and Labor - Major Bill Actions</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.2851 Michelle's Law</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-09:/action/176809</id>
    <updated>2008-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 09, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-381.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.2851 Michelle's Law</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2851/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-09:/action/176808</id>
    <updated>2008-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 09, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.6890 To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148, relating to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief, and for other purposes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176833</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148, relating to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-366.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.6890 To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148, relating to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief, and for other purposes.</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148, relating to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.6889 To extend the authority of the Secretary of Education to purchase guaranteed student loans for an additional year, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6889/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-07:/action/176800</id>
    <updated>2008-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To extend the authority of the Secretary of Education to purchase guaranteed student loans for an additional year, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 07, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-350.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.6889 To extend the authority of the Secretary of Education to purchase guaranteed student loans for an additional year, and for other purposes.</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To extend the authority of the Secretary of Education to purchase guaranteed student loans for an additional year, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 07, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176757</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-343.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176574</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176573</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176572</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.7242 To make technical corrections to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 relating to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-h7242/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-02:/action/176494</id>
    <updated>2008-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To make technical corrections to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 relating to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.7251 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that local educational agencies receive Impact Aid payments for lands held in trust for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe or individual Indian and to amend title 31 of the United States Code to ensure that local governments receive payments in lieu of taxes for lands held in trust for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe or individual Indian.</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-h7251/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-02:/action/176517</id>
    <updated>2008-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that local educational agencies receive Impact Aid payments for lands held in trust for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe or individual Indian and to amend title 31 of the United States Code to ensure that local governments receive payments in lieu of taxes for lands held in trust for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe or individual Indian.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2851 Michelle's Law</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2851/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176054</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6890 To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148, relating to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6890/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/176129</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148, relating to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 29, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.7223 To suspend the capital gains tax, schedule the government-sponsored enterprises for privatization, repeal the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act, and suspend mark-to-market accounting requirements, and for other purposes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/175957</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To suspend the capital gains tax, schedule the government-sponsored enterprises for privatization, repeal the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act, and suspend mark-to-market accounting requirements, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.7225 To establish a National Parents Corps Program, and for other purposes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/175966</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish a National Parents Corps Program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.7233 To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's and grandchildren's educational and extracurricular activities and to clarify that leave may be taken for routine family medical needs and to assist elderly relatives, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-h7233/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/175984</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's and grandchildren's educational and extracurricular activities and to clarify that leave may be taken for routine family medical needs and to assist elderly relatives, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.7202 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-h7202/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-28:/action/175693</id>
    <updated>2008-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.7203 To provide for the establishment of a commission to engage in an informed, national, and public dialogue about how to ensure that each student in the United States receives an equitable education that enables the student to achieve his or her maximum academic potential.</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-h7203/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-28:/action/175701</id>
    <updated>2008-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the establishment of a commission to engage in an informed, national, and public dialogue about how to ensure that each student in the United States receives an equitable education that enables the student to achieve his or her maximum academic potential.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.439 Supporting the goals and ideals of "Lights On Afterschool!", a national celebration of after-school programs.</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-hc439/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-28:/action/175734</id>
    <updated>2008-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting the goals and ideals of "Lights On Afterschool!", a national celebration of after-school programs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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