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<title>S. 3658, A bill to require the accreditation of English language training programs, and for other purposes</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3658.html</link>
<description> S. 3658 would require the accreditation of English language training programs....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200513028.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200513028.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 7093, To require the accreditation of English language training programs, and for other purposes</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_7093.html</link>
<description> H.R. 7093 would require the accreditation of English language training programs....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200512781.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200512781.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6947, The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $445.62</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6947.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6947 would make appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200512561.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200512561.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3453, A bill to authorize the adjustment of status for immediate family members of aliens who served honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States during the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3453.html</link>
<description> S. 3453 would authorize the adjustment of status for immediate family members of aliens who served honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States during the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200512408.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200512408.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3230, The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $6442.75</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3230.html</link>
<description> S. 3230 would make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511733.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511733.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3181, The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $447.69</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3181.html</link>
<description> An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511573.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511573.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3166, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose criminal penalties on individuals who assist aliens who have engaged in genocide, torture, or extrajudicial killings to enter the United States - Cost per Average Family: $0.00</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3166.html</link>
<description> S. 3166 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose criminal penalties on individuals who assist aliens who have engaged in genocide, torture, or extrajudicial killings to enter the United States....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511531.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511531.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3114, The Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3114.html</link>
<description> S. 3114 would provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, and it would improve conditions of detention for detainees....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511392.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511392.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3063, The S Corporation Modernization Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3063.html</link>
<description> S. 3063 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for S corporation reform....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511232.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511232.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3061, The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3061.html</link>
<description> S. 3061 would authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and it would enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511230.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511230.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6090, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and to re-allocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the United States</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6090.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6090 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and to re-allocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the United States....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511117.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511117.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6043, To provide for an evaluation factor for defense contractors employing or subcontracting with recipients of certain special immigrant visas</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6043.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6043 would provide for an evaluation factor for defense contractors employing or subcontracting with recipients of certain special immigrant visas....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511035.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511035.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3005, The Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3005.html</link>
<description> S. 3005 would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511011.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511011.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2979, A bill to exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization, and for other purposes</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2979.html</link>
<description> S. 2979 would exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510931.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510931.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2956, The Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2956.html</link>
<description> S. 2956 would ensure that persons who form corporations in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations for criminal gain, and it would assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510880.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510880.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5950, The Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5950.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5950 would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510868.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510868.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5913, The Protecting Americans from Unsafe Foreign Products Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5913.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5913 would amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for service of process over foreign nationals in cases involving defective products causing injury in the United States....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510804.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510804.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5921, The High Skilled Per Country Level Elimination Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5921.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5921 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per country level for employment-based immigrants and to end the spill-over of unused immigrant visa numbers between employment-based and family-sponsored categories....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510812.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510812.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5924, The Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5924.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5924 would provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510815.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510815.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5882, To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5882.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5882 would recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510741.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510741.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5837, To make technical corrections to section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, and for other purposes</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5837.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5837 would make technical corrections to section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides special immigrant status for certain Iraqis....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510668.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510668.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5849, The Seasonal Workforce Assistance Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5849.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5849 would extend the returning worker exemption to the H-2B numerical limitation....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510680.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510680.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5817, To establish a new nonimmigrant category for Korean aliens seeking to enter the United States temporarily to perform services in a specialty occupation, and for other purposes</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5817.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5817 would establish a new nonimmigrant category for Korean aliens seeking to enter the United States temporarily to perform services in a specialty occupation....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510638.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510638.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5761, To withhold Federal financial assistance from each country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit the issuance of visas to nationals of such country</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5761.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5761 would withhold Federal financial assistance from each country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit the issuance of visas to nationals of such country....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510549.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510549.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-242, A bill to make technical corrections to section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, and for other purposes</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-242.html</link>
<description> S. 2829 would make technical corrections to section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides special immigrant status for certain Iraqis....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510506.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510506.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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