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         <action date="2003-03-20">Mr. Akaka (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Inouye, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Carper, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Biden, Mr. Levin, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Bunning, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Burns, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Reid, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Crapo) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs</action>
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