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        <fullName>Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Green Gaming Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE): (1) to study video game console energy use and opportunities for energy savings; (2) to determine whether minimum energy efficiency standards for video game console energy use should be established; and (3) within three years after determining that such standards should not be established, to conduct a follow-up study.</p>]]></text>
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