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  2. Uniform Parentage Act - Wikipedia

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    The Uniform Parentage Act (UPA) is a legislative act originally promulgated in 1973 by the National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws.The 1973 original version of the act was created to address the need for new state legislation, because at the time the bulk of the law on the subject of children born out of wedlock was unconstitutional or led to doubt. [1]

  3. Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority - Wikipedia

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    From 2004 through 2017, acute healthcare facilities have reported more than 3 million events; and from 2009 through 2017, nursing homes have reported more than 259,000 events. [ 1 ] The Authority is charged to take steps to reduce and eliminate such events through the identification of problems evident in the collected data and recommendation ...

  4. Financially Distressed Municipalities Act - Wikipedia

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    Most provisions of Act 47 initially remained suspended until the termination of the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (Section 708 of Act 1991, June 5, P.L. 9, No 6). The cities of Erie and Altoona, among others, have narrowly avoided Act 47 designation.

  5. List of acts of the 115th United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    Emergency Aid to American Survivors of Hurricanes Irma and Jose Overseas Act To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for increased fiscal year 2017 and 2018 payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries. Pub. L. 115–57 (text) 115-58: September 14, 2017 (No short title)

  6. Pennsylvania General Assembly - Wikipedia

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    Unfortunately, the amendment (today found at Section 3 of Article III of the Pennsylvania Constitution) was so poorly written that it also prevented the General Assembly from undertaking a comprehensive codification of the Commonwealth's statutes until another amendment was pushed through in 1967 to provide the necessary exception. [10]

  7. Terrorism Risk Insurance Act - Wikipedia

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    The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) (H.R. 3210, Pub. L. 107–297 (text)) is a United States federal law signed into law by President George W. Bush on November 26, 2002. The Act created a federal "backstop" for insurance claims related to acts of terrorism. The Act "provides for a transparent system of shared public and private ...

  8. The Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act

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    The Pennsylvania legislature passed Act 135 in 2008. The act established property conservatorship as a mechanism to address blight. [ 1 ] The act was designed to provide community members with standing to petition for the right to rehabilitate and take ownership of abandoned properties.

  9. Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act

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    Congress amended this section of the Bankruptcy Code to provide for the dismissal or conversion of a Chapter 7 case upon a finding of "abuse" by an individual debtor (or married couple) with "primarily consumer debt". The pre-BAPCPA language of § 707(b) provided for dismissal of a chapter 7 case upon a finding of "substantial abuse".