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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. McNERNEY:H.R. 3678.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H9431]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .</text>
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        <fullName>Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p> Fairness for Family Farmers Act - Amends the Plant Protection Act to provide assistance to certain owners as compensation for economic losses due to quarantine.</p> <p>Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to eliminate the requirement that a person demonstrate an inability to obtain credit elsewhere in order to qualify for a family farm emergency loan.</p>]]></text>
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