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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BUCHANAN:H.R. 2126.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8.[Page H2847]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>What Works to Move Welfare Recipients into Jobs Act</b></p> <p>This bill&nbsp;modifies requirements for&nbsp;the Department of Health and Human Services to research practices and projects that&nbsp;have moved recipients under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program into jobs.</p>]]></text>
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