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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 171 (Wednesday, November 30, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. MEADOWS:H.R. 6409.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:According to Article 1, Section 4, Clause I ``The Times andManner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives,shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof;but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter suchRegulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.''[Page H7059]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2017 </b></p> <p> This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) eliminate the limitations on direct contributions from individuals and political committees to candidates in federal elections; and (2) require 24-hour notification to the Secretary of the Senate or the Federal Election Commission, and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, for all direct contributions to candidates in excess of $200.</p>]]></text>
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