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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. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 2979.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill is based isCongress's power under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18of the Constitution.[Page H6272]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Natural Disaster Emergency Mortgage Relief Act of 2011 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to allow temporary deferral of mortgage loan payments, without penalty and without adverse treatment of the consumer, during a 30-, 60-, or 90-day period in which a consumer's principal residence has been severely impacted by a natural disaster in an area for which the President has declared a major disaster.</p>]]></text>
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        <title>To defer mortgage payment due dates and to prohibit creditors from imposing late fees, increasing interest rates, or submitting adverse credit information with regard to the account of a mortgage holder whose principal residence has been severely impacted by a natural disaster for up to a 90-day period following issuance of a disaster declared by the Presidential for the area in which the mortgage holder's principal residence is located, and for other purposes.</title>
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