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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 52 (Monday, April 13, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. KING of Iowa:H.R. 1746.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This legislation contains a clarification that is intendedto limit the scope of an existing statute. As such, this billmakes specific changes to existing law in a manner thatreturns power to the States and to the People, in accordancewith Amendment X of the United States Constitution.[Page H2154]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Truth in Employment Act of 2015 </b></p> <p> Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that nothing in specified prohibitions against unfair labor practices by employers shall be construed as requiring an employer to employ any person who seeks or has sought employment with the employer in furtherance of other employment or agency status.</p>]]></text>
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