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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Civil liberties</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/4133</id>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.431 Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-13:/action/176913</id>
    <updated>2008-10-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 13, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-400.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.431 Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-13:/action/178015</id>
    <updated>2008-10-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 13, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act</title>
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    <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.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act</title>
    <link href="http://news.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.1382 ALS Registry Act</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1382/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176841</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide the establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.1382 ALS Registry Act</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1382/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176842</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide the establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-373.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: 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,2008-10-07:/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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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Signed by 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,2008-10-07:/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 Signed by President: S.2135 Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2135/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176626</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, 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: S.431 Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-s431/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176649</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, 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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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Enacted: S.2135 Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2135/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176627</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-340.    </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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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-343.    </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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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Presented to President.    </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>
    <content type="html">
To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3666 Copper Theft Prevention Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3666/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-01:/action/176295</id>
    <updated>2008-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in theft and interstate fencing of stolen copper, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3662 Implementing the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-01:/action/176286</id>
    <updated>2008-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to establish the Controlled Unclassified Information Office, to require policies and procedures for the designation, marking, safeguarding, and dissemination of controlled unclassified information, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3678 Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3678/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <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 Sent To President: S.431 Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-s431/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176262</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.1382 ALS Registry Act</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1382/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/175813</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide the establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 29, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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