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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Consumer credit</title>
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  <updated>2009-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.3606 Credit CARD Technical Corrections Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/action/216183</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Truth in Lending Act to make a technical correction to an amendment made by the Credit CARD Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;November 06, 2009: Became Public Law No: 111-93.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.3606 Credit CARD Technical Corrections Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3606/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/action/215967</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Truth in Lending Act to make a technical correction to an amendment made by the Credit CARD Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;November 06, 2009: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3606 Credit CARD Technical Corrections Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3606/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-30:/action/214923</id>
    <updated>2009-10-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Truth in Lending Act to make a technical correction to an amendment made by the Credit CARD Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 30, 2009: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3606 Credit CARD Technical Corrections Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3606/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-29:/action/214775</id>
    <updated>2009-10-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Truth in Lending Act to make a technical correction to an amendment made by the Credit CARD Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 29, 2009: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3949 Corey Shea Act</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3949/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-28:/action/213073</id>
    <updated>2009-10-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Servicemember Civil Relief Act, to make certain improvements in the laws relating to benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1927 Credit Card Rate Freeze Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1927/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/action/212797</id>
    <updated>2009-10-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish a moratorium on credit card interest rate increases, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1833 Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers  Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1833/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/action/212216</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 to establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3763 To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for certain businesses.</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3763/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/action/210810</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for certain businesses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3639 Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3639/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-24:/action/209479</id>
    <updated>2009-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 to establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1692 USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1692/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-22:/action/209146</id>
    <updated>2009-09-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to extend the sunset of certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and the authority to issue national security letters, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3606 Credit CARD Technical Corrections Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3606/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/action/208766</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Truth in Lending Act to make a technical correction to an amendment made by the Credit CARD Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1624 Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1624/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-06:/action/206701</id>
    <updated>2009-08-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, to provide protection for medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill, injured, or disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1595 Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1595/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-06:/action/206606</id>
    <updated>2009-08-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit the distribution of any check or other negotiable instrument as part of a solicitation by a creditor for an extension of credit, to limit the liability of consumers in conjunction with such solicitations, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3457 Small Business Credit Card Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3457/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-31:/action/206214</id>
    <updated>2009-07-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide coverage under such Act for credit cards issued to small businesses, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3421 Medical Debt Relief Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3421/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-30:/action/205465</id>
    <updated>2009-07-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3310 Government-Sponsored Enterprises Free Market Reform Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3310/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-23:/action/204238</id>
    <updated>2009-07-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3171 Bridging Bank to Recovery Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3171/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-10:/action/202330</id>
    <updated>2009-07-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To help stabilize and restore the economy by providing for greater access to credit for the underbanked, the unbanked, and consumers with low credit scores through the establishment of bridging bank depository institutions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3149 Equal Employment for All Act</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3149/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-09:/action/202159</id>
    <updated>2009-07-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3126 Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3126/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-08:/action/201917</id>
    <updated>2009-07-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.1777 To make technical corrections to the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1777/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-01:/action/201620</id>
    <updated>2009-07-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To make technical corrections to the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 01, 2009: Became Public Law No: 111-39.    </content>
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