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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 12 (Friday, January 19, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. OLSON:H.R. 4849.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Aticle 1, Section 8, Clause 18--The Congress shall havepower to . . . make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department ofOfficer therof.[Page H582]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill requires a state that makes a Medicaid payment using&nbsp;federal funds in a given&nbsp;fiscal year for any items or services furnished by an abortion provider to: (1) submit a report to the Department&nbsp;of Health and Human Services (HHS) on all such payments, and (2) publish the report on the state's website. HHS must submit to specified congressional committees,&nbsp;and publish on its website, a&nbsp;report that contains all submitted reports and a summary of those reports.</p>]]></text>
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