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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 37 (Thursday, March 2, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. POLIQUIN:H.R. 1312.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress ``To regulate Commerce with foreignNations, and among the several States, and with the IndianTribes:'' as enumerated in Article 1, Section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H1530]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 1980 with respect to the annual government-business forum of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to review the current status of problems and programs relating to small business capital formation.</p> <p>The SEC shall review each of the forum's findings and recommendations and issue a public statement promptly assessing it and disclosing the action, if any, the SEC intends to take with respect to it.</p>]]></text>
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