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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 216 (Wednesday, January 3, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. PEARCE:H.R. 4735.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H10434]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Gold King Mine Spill Accountability Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill provides assistance to persons injured by the Gold King Mine spill in Colorado that released mine wastewater laced with heavy metals into the Animas and San Juan Rivers. The bill states that a person may include an individual; a tribal organization; a nonfederal entity; states; or the Animas-La Plata Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement Association. </p>]]></text>
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    <title>Gold King Mine Spill Accountability Act of 2018</title>
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