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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 118 (Thursday, July 13, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. ROHRABACHER:H.R. 3237.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 9.[Page H5832]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>This bill prohibits the Department of State from obligating or expending a specified amount of the funds made available for assistance for Honduras for FY2017 until the President certifies to Congress that the government of Honduras has settled all commercial disputes with U.S. citizens that were filed before enactment of this bill, including disputes related to the confiscation of real property. </p>]]></text>
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