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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. POE of Texas:H.R. 1853.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, which states that Congresshas the power to establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization.[Page H3220]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.</text>
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        <fullName>Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Deferred Action Reform Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit an alien to be paroled into the United States or granted deferred action of a final order of removal only on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.</p>]]></text>
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