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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 156 (Thursday, September 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. 3877.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H7636]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Fair Billing Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill&nbsp;restricts&nbsp;Medicare providers from&nbsp;employing certain surprise-billing practices and provides for a review process with respect to such practices.</p>]]></text>
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