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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 169 (Tuesday, November 17, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. FLEMING:H.R. 4037.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3,which states ``The Congress shall have Power to regulateCommerce among the several States.''[Page H8280]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Keeping Oil and Natural Gas Flowing for Consumers Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from proposing, implementing, or enforcing restrictions under the Clean Air Act on methane emissions from: (1) crude oil production; or (2) natural gas production, processing, transmission, and storage.</p> <p>The EPA may not finalize or enforce the proposed rule entitled, &quot;Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New and Modified Sources,&quot; which proposes to amend the new source performance standards for oil and gas production by setting standards for methane and volatile organic compounds.</p>]]></text>
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