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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 20, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. HANDEL:H.R. 5338.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Sec. 8 Clause 1Article 1 Sec. 8 Clause 18[Page H1728]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.</text>
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        <fullName>Rep. Handel, Karen C. [R-GA-6]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Stop Needless Award Payments Act of 2018 </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to repeal the authority of the Department of Agriculture to award bonus payment to states that demonstrate high or improved performance in administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). </p>]]></text>
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