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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 87 (Tuesday, June 2, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:H.R. 2609.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1[Page H3758]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Right-of-Way for American Drivers Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill repeals the transportation alternatives program. That program funds such projects as those for pedestrians and bicyclists, non-driver and disabled access to safe transportation, recreational trails and areas, land use in rights-of-way, and environmental mitigation (including protection of wildlife).</p>]]></text>
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    <title>Right-of-Way for American Drivers Act of 2015</title>
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