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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 186 (Tuesday, November 14, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. TITUS:H.R. 4394.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8____________________[Page H9255]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Bare County Buy-in Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a public health insurance option for individuals who do not have access to a qualified health plan through a health insurance exchange, in accordance with specified criteria.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>Bare County Buy-in Act of 2017</title>
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