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        <fullName>Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a specified sum to Donald C. Pence in compensation for the failure of the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay dependency and indemnity compensation for a specified period to his now deceased mother.]]></text>
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    <title>A bill for the relief of Donald C. Pence.</title>
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