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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 183 (Thursday, November 9, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia:H.R. 4331.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Cl. 18[Page H8698]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong></strong></p> <p><b>Police Accountability Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a new criminal offense for conduct by certain state and local law enforcement officers in the line of duty that constitutes murder or manslaughter. </p>]]></text>
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    <title>Police Accountability Act of 2017</title>
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