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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 112 (Thursday, June 29, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. DeLAURO:H.R. 3125.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H5377]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Ambassador Ebenezer D. Bassett Commemorative Stamp Act</strong></p> <p> This bill directs the Postmaster General to issue a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Ebenezer D. Bassett.</p>]]></text>
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