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amendment.json
{
"amendments": [
{
"actions": [
{
"text": "Amendment SA 4843 proposed by Senator Bingaman for Senator Rockefeller.",
"acted_at": "2010-12-17T12:00:00Z",
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},
{
"text": "Amendment SA 4843 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.",
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}
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"official_title": "To invest in innovation through research and development, to improve the competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes.",
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]
}
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bill.json
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committee_hearings.json
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documents.json
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floor_updates.json
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videos-house.json
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videos-whitehouse.json
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vote.json
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