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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 184 (Thursday, December 17, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. KIND:H.R. 4286.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8, Clause 3.[Page H9691]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Campaign Transparency Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to:</p> <ul> <li>eliminate the dollar amount thresholds for mandatory reporting of the identity of persons making contributions (generally in the aggregate amount or value in excess of $200 within the calendar year or election cycle) to political committees in federal elections; and</li> <li>so require reporting the identification of all persons making contributions within the calendar year or election cycle to such committees, regardless of the amount.</li> </ul>]]></text>
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