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    <introducedDate>2008-11-20</introducedDate>
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        <text>Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.</text>
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        <fullName>Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]</fullName>
        <firstName>SHEILA</firstName>
        <lastName>JACKSON-LEE</lastName>
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        <state>TX</state>
        <district>18</district>
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      <name>Commerce</name>
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          <name>Business investment and capital</name>
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          <name>Corporate finance and management</name>
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          <name>Employee hiring</name>
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          <name>Foreign and international corporations</name>
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          <name>Government lending and loan guarantees</name>
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          <name>Manufacturing</name>
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          <name>Motor vehicles</name>
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          <name>Retail and wholesale trades</name>
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        <name>Commerce</name>
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        <actionDesc>Introduced in House</actionDesc>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Emergency Automobile Industry American Jobs Protection Act of 2008 - States that any distribution of loan funds to General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler (Big Three) should be conditioned upon their certifying to Congress, before the disbursement, that: (1) U.S. automobile jobs will not be decreased by relocation to foreign countries; (2) automobile dealerships will benefit from the receipt of these loan funds; (3) the Big Three shall provide for the stability of such dealerships; and (4) U.S. automobile suppliers will also be supported by and stabilized such loan funding. </p> <p>States that no loan funds should be used by the Big Three to allow them to relocate overseas if the relocation causes the loss of U.S. automobile industry jobs, dealerships, or suppliers.</p> <p>Declares that such loan funds should be used to: (1) ensure the stability of the Big Three; and (2) establish a long-term plan of growth for automobile dealerships and automotive industry suppliers.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>Emergency Automobile Industry American Jobs Protection Act of 2008</title>
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        <title>Emergency Automobile Industry American Jobs Protection Act of 2008</title>
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        <title>Emergency Automobile Industry American Jobs Protection Act of 2008</title>
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        <title>To establish conditions on any distribution of funds under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to provide relief for the automotive industry, dealerships, and suppliers, and for other purposes.</title>
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      <text>Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.</text>
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