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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. CULBERSON:H.R. 2991.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the U.S. Constitution ofthe United States.[Page H6343]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Illegal Immigration Sentencing Uniformity Act of 2011 - Disapproves Amendment 6 to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines submitted to Congress by the United States Sentencing Commission on April 6, 2011 (amends section 2L1.2 of the Guidelines [Unlawfully Entering or Remaining in the United States] and the Commentary to 2L1.2 to limit the extent of the enhancement provided for certain offenders who were previously deported, or who unlawfully remained in the United States, after a predicate conviction).</p>]]></text>
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