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<item congress="116" measure-type="sconres" measure-number="9" measure-id="id116sconres9" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2019-03-27" update-date="2019-04-01">
<title>A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies have historically provided and continue to provide critical benefits to the people and communities of the United States.</title>
<summary summary-id="id116sconres9v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2019-04-01">
<action-date>2019-03-27</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress regarding the benefits that tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies provide to the United States. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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