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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. DUNCAN of South Carolina:H.R. 3135.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Because this legislation adjusts the formula the federalgovernment uses to spend money on federal contracts, it isauthorized by the Constitution under Article 1, Section 8,Clause 1, which grants Congress its spending power.[Page H6673]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act - Increases from $2,000 to $50,000 the contract threshold requiring the locally prevailing wage rate to be paid to various classes of laborers and mechanics working under federally-financed or federally-assisted contracts for construction, alteration, and repair of public buildings or public works (Davis-Bacon Act).</p>]]></text>
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