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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 73 (Friday, April 28, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:H.R. 2247.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H2973]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Anthony Gonzales Equality for Survivors (AGES) Act</b> </p> <p>This bill&nbsp;establishes an alternative method for meeting&nbsp;the nine-month marriage requirement for certain survivors to receive benefits under the&nbsp;Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits program. Specifically, the bill applies with respect to a marriage that would not have been recognized by federal law&nbsp;before June 26, 2013 (the date upon which the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples are entitled to federal benefits). </p>]]></text>
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