Laws (U.S.) in 2008

285 items, in date order

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1/4To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the term of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-176
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1/7Court Security Improvement Act of 2007
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-177 · Title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes.
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1/7U.S. Capitol Police and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementation Act of 2007
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-178 · Title: To provide for the transfer of the Library of Congress police to the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes.
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1/7Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-179 · Title: To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds.
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1/8NISC Improvement Act of 2007
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-180 · Title: To improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and for other purposes.
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1/28National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-181 · Title: To provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions o
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1/31To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 15 days.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-182
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2/5Commission on the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-183 · Title: To establish the Commission on the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
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2/6To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 427 North Street in Taft, California, as the "Larry S. Pierce Post…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-184
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2/13Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-185 · Title: To provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits.
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2/14Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and Opportunity Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-186 · Title: To improve and expand small business assistance programs for veterans of the armed forces and military reservists, and for other purposes.
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2/15Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-187 · Title: To amend the Do-not-call Implementation Act to eliminate the automatic removal of telephone numbers registered on the Federal "do-not-call" registry.
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2/15Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-188 · Title: To extend the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to collect Do-Not-Call Registry fees to fiscal years after fiscal year 2007.
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2/28Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-190 · Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
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2/28Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act of 2007 (or K.T. Safety Act of 2007)
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-189 · Title: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of light motor vehicles, and for other purposes.
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2/29Andean Trade Preference Extension Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-191 · Title: To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes.
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2/29To provide for the continued minting and issuance of certain $1 coins in 2008.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-192
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3/6To make technical corrections to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-193
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3/11To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 59 Colby Corner in East Hampstead, New Hampshire, as the "Captain …
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-194
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3/12To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service known as the Southpark Station in Alexandria, Louisiana, as the John "Marty" …
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-195
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3/14To extend agricultural programs beyond March 15, 2008, to suspend permanent price support authorities beyond that date, and for other purpo…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-196
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3/14Providing for the appointment of John W. McCarter as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-197
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3/24Higher Education Extension Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-198 · Title: To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
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4/9Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention (or the Second Chance Act of 2007)
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-199 · Title: To reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other pu
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4/18To amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 20…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-200
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4/18To preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-201
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4/23Safety of Seniors Act of 2007
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-202 · Title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls.
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4/23Congratulating the Army Reserve on its centennial, which will be formally celebrated on April 23, 2008, and commemorating the historic cont…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-203
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4/24Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-204 · Title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, t
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4/25To amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 20…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-205
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4/28Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-206 · Title: To provide for the expansion and improvement of traumatic brain injury programs.
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4/30Purple Heart Family Equity Act of 2007
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-207 · Title: To amend title 36, United States Code, to revise the congressional charter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated, to authorize associate membership in
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5/2To amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 20…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-208
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5/6To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in recognition of her courageous and unwavering commitment to peace, nonviolenc…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-209
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5/7Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-227 · Title: To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families.
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5/7To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20 Sussex Street in Port Jervis, New York, as the "E. Arthur Gray …
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-210
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5/7To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1704 Weeksville Road in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the "Dr…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-211
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5/7To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5815 McLeod Street in Lula, Georgia, as the "Private Johnathon Mil…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-212
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5/7To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 424 Clay Avenue in Waco, Texas, as the "Army PFC Juan Alonso Covar…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-213
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5/7To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3100 Cashwell Drive in Goldsboro, North Carolina, as the "John Hen…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-214
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5/7To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 116 Helen Highway in Cleveland, Georgia, as the "Sgt. Jason Harkin…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-215
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5/7To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3701 Altamesa Boulevard in Fort Worth, Texas, as the "Master Serge…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-216
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5/7To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 701 East Copeland Drive in Lebanon, Missouri, as the "Steve W. All…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-217
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5/7To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3035 Stone Mountain Street in Lithonia, Georgia, as the "Specialis…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-218
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5/7To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 725 Roanoke Avenue in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, as the "Judg…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-219
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5/7To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10799 West Alameda Avenue in Lakewood, Colorado, as the "Felix Spa…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-220
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5/7To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3050 Hunsinger Lane in Louisville, Kentucky, as the "Iraq and Afgh…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-221
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5/7To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 West Greenway Street in Derby, Kansas, as the "Sergeant Jamie …
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-222
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5/7To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3800 SW. 185th Avenue in Beaverton, Oregon, as the "Major Arthur C…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-223
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5/7To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 160 East Washington Street in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, as the "Sgt. Mi…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-224
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5/7To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2650 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, as …
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-225
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5/7To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6892 Main Street in Gloucester, Virginia, as the "Congresswoman Jo…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-226
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5/8Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-229 · Title: To authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Com
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5/8To provide for extensions of leases of certain land by Mashantucket Pequot (Western) Tribe.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-228
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5/13To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-230
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5/18To amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 20…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-231
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5/19Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-232 · Title: To suspend the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes.
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5/21Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-233 · Title: To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.
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5/22Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill) (NOTE: VETO-OVERRIDDEN)
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-234 · Title: To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
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5/23To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, an…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-235
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5/27To ratify a conveyance of a portion of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation to Rio Arriba County, State of New Mexico, pursuant to the settleme…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-236
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5/27To make technical corrections regarding the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-237
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5/30To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-238
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6/3Protecting Our Children Comes First Act of 2007
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-240 · Title: To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations; and for other purposes.
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6/3Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-241 · Title: To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to make technical corrections to the definition of willful noncompliance with respect to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credi
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6/3To amend title 4, United States Code, to encourage the display of the flag of the United States on Father's Day.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-239
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6/3To make technical corrections to section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides special immigr…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-242
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6/3Directing the United States to initiate international discussions and take necessary steps with other Nations to negotiate an agreement for…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-243
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6/6SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-244 · Title: To amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
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6/17Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-245 · Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide benefits for military personnel, and for other purposes.
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6/18Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (NOTE: VETO-OVERRIDDEN)
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-246 · Title: To provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
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6/20Federal Food Donation Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-247 · Title: To encourage the donation of excess food to nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to food-insecure people in the United States in contracts entered into by executive agencies for the provisi
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6/26Local Preparedness Acquisition Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-248 · Title: To amend title 40, United States Code, to authorize the use of Federal supply schedules for the acquisition of law enforcement, security, and certain other related items by State and local governments
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6/26Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-251 · Title: To assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining United States citizenship, and for other purposes.
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6/26To amend the International Center Act to authorize the lease or sublease of certain property described in such Act to an entity other than …
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-249
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6/26To reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capital Region.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-250
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6/30Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-252 · Title: Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
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6/30Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-253 · Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
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6/30To grant a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-254
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6/30To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction Supplem…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-255
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6/30To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-256
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7/1Edward William Brooke III Congressional Gold Medal Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-260 · Title: To award a congressional gold medal to Edward William Brooke III in recognition of his unprecedented and enduring service to our Nation.
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7/1To remove the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain m…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-257
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7/1To revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act …
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-258
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7/1To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Constantino Brumidi.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-259
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7/10Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 (or the FISA Amendments Act of 2008)
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-261 · Title: To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes.
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7/15District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Independence Preservation Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-273 · Title: To preserve the independence of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority.
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7/15Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (NOTE: VETO-OVERRIDDEN)
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-275 · Title: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance lo
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7/15To designate the United States bankruptcy courthouse located at 271 Cadman Plaza East in Brooklyn, New York, as the "Conrad B. Duberstein U…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-262
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7/15To redesignate Lock and Dam No. 5 of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System near Redfield, Arkansas, authorized by the Rivers …
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-263
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7/15To designate the station of the United States Border Patrol located at 25762 Madison Avenue in Murrieta, California, as the "Theodore L. Ne…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-264
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7/15To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1190 Lorena Road in Lorena, Texas, as the "Marine Gunnery Sgt. Joh…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-265
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7/15To designate the Port Angeles Federal Building in Port Angeles, Washington, as the "Richard B. Anderson Federal Building".
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-266
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7/15To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11151 Valley Boulevard in El Monte, California, as the "Marisol He…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-267
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7/15To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19101 Cortez Boulevard in Brooksville, Florida, as the "Cody Grate…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-268
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7/15To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11001 Dunklin Drive in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "William 'Bill'…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-269
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7/15To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 117 North Kidd Street in Ionia, Michigan, as the "Alonzo Woodruff …
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-270
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7/15To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7231 FM 1960 in Humble, Texas, as the "Texas Military Veterans Pos…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-271
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7/15To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 Commercial Street in Brockton, Massachusetts, as the "Rocky Ma…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-272
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7/15To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Army to provide reimbursement for tra…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-274
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7/15To designate the United States customhouse building located at 31 Gonzalez Clemente Avenue in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, as the "Rafael Martine…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-276
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7/17American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-277 · Title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
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7/17Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-278 · Title: To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers.
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7/17To provide for certain Federal employee benefits to be continued for certain employees of the Senate Restaurants after operations of the Se…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-279
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7/21Maritime Pollution Prevention Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-280 · Title: To amend the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships to implement MARPOL Annex VI.
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7/21National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendment of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-281 · Title: To amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act to increase the number of Directors on the Board of Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
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7/23New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008 (or the NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008).
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-283 · Title: To promote and enhance public safety by facilitating the rapid deployment of IP-enabled 911 and E–911 services, encourage the Nation’s transition to a national IP-enabled emergency network, and improv
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7/23To designate a portion of United States Route 20A, located in Orchard Park, New York, as the "Timothy J. Russert Highway".
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-282
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7/23To designate the United States courthouse located at 1716 Spielbusch Avenue in Toledo, Ohio, as the "James M. Ashley and Thomas W.L. Ashley…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-284
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7/29Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-285 · Title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to information regarding pediatric cancers and curren
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7/29Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-286 · Title: To impose sanctions on officials of the State Peace and Development Council in Burma, to amend the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 to exempt humanitarian assistance from United States sancti
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7/29Clean Boating Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-288 · Title: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel.
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7/29Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-287
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7/30Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-289 · Title: To provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.
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7/30Regulatory Improvement Act of 2007
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-290 · Title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Administrative Conference of the United States through fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.
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7/30Over-the-Road Bus Transportation Accessibility Act of 2007
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-291 · Title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to register a person providing transportation by an over-the-road bus as a motor carrier of passengers only if the pers
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7/30DTV Transition Assistance Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-295 · Title: To make a technical correction to section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
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7/30Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-296 · Title: To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks.
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7/30Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-293 · Title: To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes.
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7/30To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Ponce, Puerto Rico, as the "Euripides Rubio Department of Veterans Affairs …
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-292
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7/30To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-294
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7/31Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians Settlement Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-297 · Title: To approve, ratify, and confirm the settlement agreement entered into to resolve claims by the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians relating to alleged interferences with the water resources of the Tribe, t
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7/31Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-298 · Title: To establish an awards mechanism to honor exceptional acts of bravery in the line of duty by Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers.
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7/31To clarify the circumstances during which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and applicable States may require permit…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-299
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7/31To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-300
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8/4To resolve pending claims against Libya by United States nationals, and for other purposes.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-301
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8/12To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Wenatchee, Washington, as the "Elwood 'Bud' Link Department of Veteran…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-302
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8/12To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 Washington Avenue in Weldon, North Carolina, as the "Dock M. B…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-303
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8/12To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Miami, Florida, as the "Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-304
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8/12To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 South Del Mar Avenue in San Gabriel, California, as the "Chi M…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-305
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8/12To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10449 White Granite Drive in Oakton, Virginia, as the "Private Fir…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-306
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8/12To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1155 Seminole Trail in Charlottesville, Virginia, as the "Corporal…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-307
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8/12To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 219 East Main Street in West Frankfort, Illinois, as the "Kenneth …
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-308
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8/12To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 42222 Rancho Las Palmas Drive in Rancho Mirage, California, as the…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-309
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8/12To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14500 Lorain Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, as the "John P. Gallagher …
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-310
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8/12To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 300 Quarropas Street in White Plains, New York, as the "Charles L…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-311
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8/12To provide for the continued performance of the United States Parole Commission.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-312
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8/12To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Di…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-313
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8/14Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CSPIA)
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-314 · Title: To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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8/14To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-315
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8/14To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the animal drug user fee program, to establish a program of fees rel…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-316
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8/29Hubbard Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-317 · Title: To ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early di
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9/15To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-318
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9/17To designate the United States courthouse located at 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, as the "Theodore Roosevelt United States Co…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-319
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9/18To designate the United States courthouse located in the 700 block of East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, as the "Spottswood W. Robinson…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-320
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9/19To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-321
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9/19To amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to address the waiver of the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-322
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9/22Government Accountability Office Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-323 · Title: To make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office, and for other purposes.
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9/24Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-324 · Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify increases in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the
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9/25ADA Amendments Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-325 · Title: To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
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9/26Former Vice President Protection Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-326 · Title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide secret service protection to former Vice Presidents, and for other purposes
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9/30Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-327 · Title: To amend the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 to make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under the antitrust laws.
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9/30SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-328 · Title: To amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide, in fiscal years 2009 through 2011, extensions of supplemental security income for refuge
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9/30Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-329 · Title: Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
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9/30Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2008, Part II
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-330 · Title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the A
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9/30To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 Commerce Street in Commerce, Oklahoma, as the "Mickey Mantle P…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-331
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9/30To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Alpena, Michigan, as the "Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-332
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9/30To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1717 Orange Avenue in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the "CeeCee Ross Ly…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-333
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10/1To designate the Federal Bureau of Investigation building under construction in Omaha, Nebraska, as the "J. James Exon Federal Bureau of In…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-334
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10/2Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-336 · Title: To reauthorize the sound recording and film preservation programs of the Library of Congress, and for other purposes.
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10/2To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to implement the increase provided under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-335
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10/2To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand passenger facility fee eligibility for certain noise compatibility projects
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-337
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10/3John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-338 · Title: To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and for other purposes.
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10/3Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2007
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-339 · Title: To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Healthy Start Initiative.
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10/3Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-340 · Title: 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 soldie
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10/3To amend Public Law 108-331 to provide for the construction and related activities in support of the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Teles…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-341
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10/3Expressing the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate compact regarding water resources in the Great Lakes—St. Lawrence River Ba…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-342
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10/3To provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stabi…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-343
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10/7North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-346 · Title: 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.
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10/7Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-344 · Title: To provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes.
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10/7Drug Endangered Children Act of 2007
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-345 · Title: To extend the grant program for drug-endangered children.
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10/7Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-351 · Title: To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption acce
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10/7To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 West Main Street in Waterville, New York, as the "Cpl. John P.…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-347
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10/7To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 Tallapoosa Street in Bremen, Georgia, as the "Sergeant Paul Sa…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-348
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10/7To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 North Texas Avenue in Odessa, Texas, as the "Corporal Alfred M…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-349
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10/7To extend the authority of the Secretary of Education to purchase guaranteed student loans for an additional year, and for other purposes.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-350
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10/7To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 18 S. G Street, Lakeview, Oregon, as the "Dr. Bernard Daly Post Of…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-352
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10/7To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1700 Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, as the "Reverend E…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-353
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10/8Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-354 · Title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regardi
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10/8Health Care Safety Net Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-355 · Title: 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.
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10/8Federal Protective Service Guard Contracting Reform Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-356 · Title: To prohibit the award of contracts to provide guard services under the contract security guard program of the Federal Protective Service to a business concern that is owned, controlled, or operated by
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10/8National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center Commemorative Coin Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-357 · Title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the legacy of the United States Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center.
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10/8Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-358 · Title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes
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10/8Old Post Office Building Redevelopment Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-359 · Title: To authorize the Administrator of General Services to provide for the redevelopment of the Old Post Office Building located in the District of Columbia.
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10/8Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-360 · Title: To reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, and for other purposes.
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10/8Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-361 · Title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy, including Becker, congenital, distal, Duchenne, Emery-Dreifuss facioscapulohumeral,
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10/8Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-363 · Title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes.
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10/8Oregon Surplus Federal Land Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-364 · Title: To transfer excess Federal property administered by the Coast Guard to the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians.
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10/8Great Lakes Legacy Reauthorization Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-365 · Title: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern, and for other purposes.
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10/8Defense Production Act Extension and Reauthorization of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-367 · Title: To extend and reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes.
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10/8United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Non-proliferation Enhancement Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-369 · Title: To approve the United States-India Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, and for other purposes.
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10/8Native American Heritage Day Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-370 · Title: To honor the achievements and contributions of Native Americans to the United States, and for other purposes.
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10/8Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-371 · Title: To reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Apalachian [sic] Regional Development Act of 1965
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10/8Senior Professional Performance Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-372 · Title: To modify pay provisions relating to certain senior-level positions in the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
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10/8ALS Registry Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-373 · Title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry.
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10/8Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-374 · Title: 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 pre
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10/8United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-376 · Title: To reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and for other purposes.
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10/8Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-377 · Title: 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 f
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10/8Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-378 · Title: To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes.
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10/8QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-379 · Title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide additional funds for the qualifying individual (QI) program, and for other purposes.
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10/8To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical gra…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-362
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10/8To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109–1…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-366
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10/8To make a technical correction in the NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-368
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10/8To repeal the provision of title 46, United States Code, requiring a license for employment in the business of salvaging on the coast of Fl…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-375
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10/8To provide that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-380
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10/9Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-382 · Title: To establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces and t
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10/9Michelle's Law
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-381 · Title: 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 leav
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10/10Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2007
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-383 · Title: To transfer certain land in Riverside County, California, and San Diego County, California, from the Bureau of Land Management to the United States to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno
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10/10Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-384 · Title: To direct the United States Sentencing Commission to assure appropriate punishment enhancements for those involved in receiving stolen property where that property consists of grave markers of veteran
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10/10Broadband Data Improvement Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-385 · Title: To improve the quality of Federal and State data regarding the availability and quality of broadband services and to promote the deployment of affordable broadband services to all parts of the Nation.
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10/10Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-386 · Title: To reauthorize and amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act, and for other purposes.
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10/10Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-387 · Title: 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.
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10/10Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-389 · Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance compensation and pension, housing, labor and education, and insurance benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
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10/10White Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System Loan Authorization Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-390 · Title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide a loan to the White Mountain Apache Tribe for use in planning, engineering, and designing a certain water system project.
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10/10Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-391 · Title: To extend the special immigrant nonminister religious worker program and for other purposes.
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10/10To provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Secur…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-388
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10/13Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-392 · Title: To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes.
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10/13National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-394 · Title: To reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes.
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10/13Presidential Historical Records Preservation Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-404 · Title: To amend title 44, United States Code, to authorize grants for Presidential Centers of Historical Excellence.
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10/13Air Carriage of International Mail Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-405 · Title: To amend section 5402 of title 39, United States Code, to modify the authority relating to United States Postal Service air transportation contracts, and for other purposes.
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10/13Judicial Administration and Technical Amendments Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-406 · Title: To make improvements in the operation and administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes.
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10/13Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-407 · Title: To amend titles 46 and 18, United States Code, with respect to the operation of submersible vessels and semi-submersible vessels without nationality.
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10/13Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-408 · Title: To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks.
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10/13Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2008 (or KIDS Act of 2008)
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-400 · Title: To require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes.
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10/13Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology To Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2008 (or PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008)
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-401 · Title: To require the Department of Justice to develop and implement a National Strategy Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increas
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10/13Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (or PRO-IP Act)
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-403 · Title: To enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for other purposes.
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10/13To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to sell or exchange certain National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration property located in Norf…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-393
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10/13To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 245 North Main Street in New City, New York, as the "Kenneth Peter…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-395
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10/13To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2523 7th Avenue East in North Saint Paul, Minnesota, as the "Mayor…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-396
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10/13To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4233 West Hillsboro Boulevard in Coconut Creek, Florida, as the "A…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-397
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10/13To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconst…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-398
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10/13To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 156 Taunton Avenue in Seekonk, Massachusetts, as the "Lance Corpor…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-399
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10/13To extend the authority of the United States Supreme Court Police to protect court officials off the Supreme Court Grounds and change the t…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-402
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10/14Inspector General Reform Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-409 · Title: To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes.
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10/14Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-411 · Title: To reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, and for other purposes.
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10/14Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-413 · Title: To establish the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal for organ donors and the family of organ donors.
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10/14Mercury Export Ban Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-414 · Title: To prohibit the sale, distribution, transfer, and export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes.
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10/14Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-415 · Title: To facilitate the creation of methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook systems, and for other purposes.
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10/14Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-416 · Title: To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for the improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses, and for
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10/14Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-417 · Title: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe m
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10/14Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement of Homeland Security Act of 2008 (or PRICE of Homeland Security Act)
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-412 · Title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes.
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10/14To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, as the "Michael A. Marzano Department of Vete…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-410
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10/14To designate a portion of the Rappahannock River in the Commonwealth of Virginia as the "John W. Warner Rapids".
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-418
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10/15Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-420 · Title: To require the issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American code talkers.
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10/15Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-421 · Title: To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2012.
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10/15NASA Authorization Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-422 · Title: To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes.
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10/15Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-425 · Title: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to address online pharmacies.
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10/15Stephanie Tubbs Jones Organ Transplant Authorization Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-426 · Title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize increased Federal funding for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.
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10/15Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-428 · Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose certain prisoner return information to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes.
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10/15Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-429 · Title: To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, and for other purposes.
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10/15To clarify the boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System Clam Pass Unit FL-64P.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-419
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10/15To provide that Federal employees receiving their pay by electronic funds transfer shall be given the option of receiving their pay stubs e…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-423
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10/15To authorize funding to conduct a national training program for State and local prosecutors.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-424
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10/15To authorize the Administrator of General Services to take certain actions with respect to parcels of real property located in Eastlake, Oh…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-427
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10/15Appointing the day for the convening of the first session of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-430
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10/15To authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistan…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-431
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10/16Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-434 · Title: To amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code (relating to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify the definitions of a hull and a deck.
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10/16Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-435 · Title: To amend section 114 of title 17, United States Code, to provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters.
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10/16Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA),Including the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (Division 1 of the Act) and…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-432 · Title: To reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes.
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10/16To extend through 2013 the authority of the Federal Election Commission to impose civil money penalties on the basis of a schedule of penal…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-433
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10/16To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-436
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10/20Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-437 · Title: To establish the Office of the Capitol Visitor Center within the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, headed by the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services, to provide for the effective manage
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10/20National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-438 · Title: To amend title 11, United States Code, to exempt for a limited period, from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the Arme
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10/21To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2150 East Hardtner Drive in Urania, Louisiana, as the "Murphy A. T…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-439
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10/21To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 West Percy Street in Indianola, Mississippi, as the "Minnie Co…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-440
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10/21To designate a portion of California State Route 91 located in Los Angeles County, California, as the "Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway".
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-441
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10/21To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1750 Lundy Avenue in San Jose, California, as the "Gordon N. Chan …
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-442
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10/21To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 Vine Street in New Lenox, Illinois, as the "Jacob M. Lowell Po…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-443
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10/21To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4 South Main Street in Wallingford, Connecticut, as the "CWO Richa…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-444
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10/21To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 801 Industrial Boulevard in Ellijay, Georgia, as the "First Lieute…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-445
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10/21To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 513 6th Avenue in Dayton, Kentucky, as the "Staff Sergeant Nichola…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-446
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10/21To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 210 South Ellsworth Avenue in San Mateo, California, as the "Leo J…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-447
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10/22To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7095 Highway 57 in Counce, Tennessee, as the "Pickwick Post Office…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-448
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11/21Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-449 · Title: To provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation.
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12/1United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-450 · Title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the United States Army in 1775, to honor the American soldier of both today and yesterday,
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12/2Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-452 · Title: To develop the next generation of parental control technology.
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12/2Albuquerque Indian School Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-453 · Title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust 2 parcels of Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
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12/2Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-451 · Title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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12/19To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1501 South Slappey Boulevard in Albany, Georgia, as the "Dr. Walte…
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-454
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12/19Ensuring that the compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of Secretary of State are those which were in effect on January …
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-455
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12/23America's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-456 · Title: To provide for a program for circulating quarter dollar coins that are emblematic of a national park or other national site in each State, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United St
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12/23William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-457 · Title: To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.
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12/23Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-458 · Title: To make technical corrections related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006, and for other purposes.
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12/23Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act (SAFER Act)
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-459 · Title: To require the Federal Communications Commission to provide for a short-term extension of the analog television broadcasting authority so that essential public safety announcements and digital televis
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12/23To make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.
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Public law: Pub. L. 110-460
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