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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 Ms. LEE of California:H.R. 377.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The power granted to Congress under Article I of the UnitedStates Constitution and its subsequent amendments, andfurther clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of theUnited States.[Page H397]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .</text>
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        <fullName>Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Food Assistance to Improve Reintegration Act of 2011 - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) eligibility for a person convicted of a felony which has as an element the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance.</p>]]></text>
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