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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 25 (Thursday, February 8, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. PERRY:H.R. 4994.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H1075]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Energy Sovereignty Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Clean Air Act to repeal the requirement that states must revise implementation plans to prevent or eliminate air pollution endangering public health or welfare in other countries when directed to do so by the Environmental Protection Agency.</p>]]></text>
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