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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Emergency Gasoline Assistance Act - Increases funding for the social services block grant under title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act for FY2008 and 2009.</p> <p>Requires the state to use such increased funding to provide a gasoline subsidy to assist individuals who are members of families with incomes that do not exceed 300% of the federal poverty line.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>Emergency Gasoline Assistance Act</title>
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        <title>To increase funding of the block grant to States for social services, to provide for the increased funding to be used to provide a gasoline subsidy to certain low-income individuals, and for other purposes.</title>
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