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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in State employees</title>
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  <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/4379</id>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.1245 A bill to reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capital Region.</title>
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    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capital Region.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 26, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-250.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.1245 A bill to reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capital Region.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/action/164591</id>
    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capital Region.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 26, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.1245 A bill to reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capital Region.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-17:/action/161170</id>
    <updated>2008-06-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capital Region.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 17, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.1245 A bill to reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capital Region.</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1245/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-09:/action/161169</id>
    <updated>2008-06-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capital Region.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 09, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5930 Charitable Aid to Community Heroes Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-30:/action/151820</id>
    <updated>2008-04-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to collect and disperse deductible contributions for certain individuals who are injured or killed in an effort to protect life or property.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2900 Partnership for Children and Families Act</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2900/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/action/150623</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide States with the incentives, flexibility and resources to develop child welfare services that focus on improving circumstances for children, whether in foster care or in their own homes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.497 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the Nation during Public Service Recognition Week, May 5 through 11, 2008.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-02:/action/148875</id>
    <updated>2008-04-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the Nation during Public Service Recognition Week, May 5 through 11, 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1073 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the Nation during Public Service Recognition Week, May 5 through 11, 2008.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-02:/action/148763</id>
    <updated>2008-04-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the Nation during Public Service Recognition Week, May 5 through 11, 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5577 Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5577/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-11:/action/147218</id>
    <updated>2008-03-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2554 Workers' Minimum Wage and Overtime Rights Restoration Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-24:/action/142572</id>
    <updated>2008-01-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5129 Workers' Minimum Wage and Overtime Rights Restoration Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-23:/action/142441</id>
    <updated>2008-01-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2523 National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2523/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-19:/action/141550</id>
    <updated>2007-12-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2471 USERRA Enforcement Improvement Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-13:/action/140593</id>
    <updated>2007-12-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4272 To amend chapter 15 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for an additional, limited exception to the provision prohibiting a State or local officer or employee from being a candidate for elective office.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-04:/action/138668</id>
    <updated>2007-12-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend chapter 15 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for an additional, limited exception to the provision prohibiting a State or local officer or employee from being a candidate for elective office.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4247 STRONGR Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-15:/action/137047</id>
    <updated>2007-11-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To improve certain compensation, health care, and education benefits for individuals who serve in a reserve component of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4207 Partnership for Children and Families Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-15:/action/136941</id>
    <updated>2007-11-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide States with the incentives, flexibility and resources to develop child welfare services that focus on improving circumstances for children, whether in foster care or in their own homes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4047 Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamlining Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-01:/action/135605</id>
    <updated>2007-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To streamline the administration of whistleblower protections for private sector employees.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4065 Taking Action to Keep Employees Accountable in Immigration Matters Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-01:/action/135646</id>
    <updated>2007-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws, to enhance border security, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4016 Unemployment Insurance for Survivors Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-31:/action/135436</id>
    <updated>2007-10-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide unemployment insurance to those who are separated from their employment as a result of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3999 National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-30:/action/135231</id>
    <updated>2007-10-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 23, United States Code, to improve the safety of Federal-aid highway bridges, to strengthen bridge inspection standards and processes, to increase investment in the reconstruction of structurally deficient bridges on the National Highway System, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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