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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Health policy</title>
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  <updated>2008-11-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3689 National Park Centennial Fund Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-17:/action/178499</id>
    <updated>2008-11-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.6063 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6063/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-15:/action/176926</id>
    <updated>2008-10-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 15, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-422.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.6063 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-15:/action/176925</id>
    <updated>2008-10-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 15, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.3001 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-14:/action/176942</id>
    <updated>2008-10-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 14, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-417.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.3001 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3001/show" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2008-10-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 14, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.1532 Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1532/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-13:/action/176881</id>
    <updated>2008-10-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 13, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-392.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.1532 Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1532/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-13:/action/177157</id>
    <updated>2008-10-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 13, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.2162 Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2162/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-10:/action/176877</id>
    <updated>2008-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 10, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-387.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.2162 Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2162/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-10:/action/176870</id>
    <updated>2008-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 10, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.2851 Michelle's Law</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2851/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <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://www.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: S.496 Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s496/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176855</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-371.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.496 Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s496/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176854</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.1343 Health Care Safety Net Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1343/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176807</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such Act, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-355.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.1343 Health Care Safety Net Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1343/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176806</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such Act, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1810/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176844</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-374.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1810/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176843</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.2932 Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2932/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176850</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain the funding of poison centers, and enhance the public health of people of the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-377.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.2932 Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2932/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176849</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain the funding of poison centers, and enhance the public health of people of the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.3560 QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3560/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/178289</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide additional funds for the qualifying individual (QI) program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-379.    </content>
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