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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 39 (Thursday, March 10, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:H.R. 4726.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, requires Congress to provide for thecommon defense and the general welfare of the United States.[Page H1302]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Preventing Illegal Visa Overstays Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the obligation of funds to pay the salary of the Secretary of Homeland Security until a biometric entry and exit data system has been fully implemented.</p>]]></text>
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