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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Belarus</title>
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  <updated>2008-05-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/6495</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3024 Eurasia Foundation Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-15:/action/157505</id>
    <updated>2008-05-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize grants to the Eurasia Foundation, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5152 Former Soviet Union Minority Relief Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5152/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-29:/action/144018</id>
    <updated>2008-01-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize assistance for ethnic and religious minorities in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2949 Eurasia Foundation Act</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2949/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-28:/action/120542</id>
    <updated>2007-06-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize grants to the Eurasia Foundation, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.205 Recognizing the 15th anniversary of the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program, a program funded by the Government of the United States to provide an opportunity for high school students from the countries of the former Soviet Union to study and live in the United States in order to promote democratic values and institutions in Eurasia, and supporting the mission, goals, and accomplishments of the FLEX program.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-28:/action/94422</id>
    <updated>2007-02-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the 15th anniversary of the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program, a program funded by the Government of the United States to provide an opportunity for high school students from the countries of the former Soviet Union to study and live in the United States in order to promote democratic values and institutions in Eurasia, and supporting the mission, goals, and accomplishments of the FLEX program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.571 To require additional tariffs be imposed on products of any nonmarket economy country until the President certifies to the Congress that the country is a market economy country, and to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit the amounts generated from those tariffs into the Social Security trust funds.</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-h571/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-18:/action/90955</id>
    <updated>2007-01-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To require additional tariffs be imposed on products of any nonmarket economy country until the President certifies to the Congress that the country is a market economy country, and to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit the amounts generated from those tariffs into the Social Security trust funds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.275 Global Online Freedom Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-h275/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-05:/action/91198</id>
    <updated>2007-01-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To promote freedom of expression on the Internet, to protect United States businesses from coercion to participate in repression by authoritarian foreign governments, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6060 Department of State Authorities Act of 2006</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/109-h6060/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-12-22:/action/87312</id>
    <updated>2006-12-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize certain activities by the Department of State, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 22, 2006: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6060 Department of State Authorities Act of 2006</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/109-h6060/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-12-09:/action/87310</id>
    <updated>2006-12-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize certain activities by the Department of State, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 09, 2006: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6060 Department of State Authorities Act of 2006</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/109-h6060/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-09-13:/action/36349</id>
    <updated>2006-09-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize certain activities by the Department of State, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5948 Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act of 2006</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/109-h5948/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-07-27:/action/41896</id>
    <updated>2006-07-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.401 A resolution urging the Republic of Belarus to conduct planned presidential elections March 19, 2006, in a free, fair, and transparent manner and with respect for human rights.</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/109-sr401/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-03-13:/action/52925</id>
    <updated>2006-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution urging the Republic of Belarus to conduct planned presidential elections March 19, 2006, in a free, fair, and transparent manner and with respect for human rights.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.703 Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and supporting continued efforts to control radiation and mitigate the adverse health consequences related to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/109-hr703/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-03-01:/action/51297</id>
    <updated>2006-03-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and supporting continued efforts to control radiation and mitigate the adverse health consequences related to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.673 Expressing support for the efforts of the people of the Republic of Belarus to establish a full democracy, the rule of law, and respect for human rights and urging the Government of Belarus to conduct a free and fair presidential election on March 19, 2006.</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/109-hr673/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-02-14:/action/53193</id>
    <updated>2006-02-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing support for the efforts of the people of the Republic of Belarus to establish a full democracy, the rule of law, and respect for human rights and urging the Government of Belarus to conduct a free and fair presidential election on March 19, 2006.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2601 Authorization bill FY2006-2007, State Department</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/109-h2601/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-05-24:/action/66236</id>
    <updated>2005-05-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1450 To require additional tariffs be imposed on products of any nonmarket economy country until the President certifies to the Congress that that country is a market economy country, and to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit the amounts generated from those tariffs into the Social Security trust funds.</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/109-h1450/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-03-17:/action/76242</id>
    <updated>2005-03-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To require additional tariffs be imposed on products of any nonmarket economy country until the President certifies to the Congress that that country is a market economy country, and to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit the amounts generated from those tariffs into the Social Security trust funds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.102 Urging the appropriate representative of the United States to the 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to introduce a resolution calling upon the Government of the Republic of Belarus to cease its human rights violations, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/109-hc102/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-03-16:/action/75591</id>
    <updated>2005-03-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Urging the appropriate representative of the United States to the 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to introduce a resolution calling upon the Government of the Republic of Belarus to cease its human rights violations, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1026 Cross-Border Cooperation in Northern Europe Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/109-h1026/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-03-01:/action/72161</id>
    <updated>2005-03-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To foster cross-border cooperation in Northern Europe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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