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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. ACKERMAN:H.R. 1669.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 Clause 1[Page H2934]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>License Plate Political Slush Fund Prevention Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to withhold 15% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds if the state allows proceeds from license plate sales to go to partisan political organizations.</p> <p>Requires funds withheld from a state to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit (or, if there is no federal budget deficit, to reduce the federal debt).</p>]]></text>
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    <title>License Plate Political Slush Fund Prevention Act of 2011</title>
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        <title>To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a disincentive with respect to States funneling proceeds from license plate sales to partisan political organizations, and for other purposes.</title>
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