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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. CRAWFORD:H.R. 6665.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article VI, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution asupheld by the Supreme Court of Missouri v. Holland, 252 U.S.H16 (1920)[Page H6807]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Farmers Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to permit the taking of any migratory game bird, including waterfowl, coots, and cranes, on or over land that: (1) is not a baited area; and (2) contains a standing crop (including an aquatic crop), standing, flooded, or manipulated natural vegetation, flooded harvested cropland, or an area on which seed or grain has been scattered solely as the result of a normal agricultural practice.</p>]]></text>
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