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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 144 (Tuesday, August 28, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. MacARTHUR:H.R. 6688.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H7776]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Analyzing and Leveraging Existing Rx Transactions Act of 2018 or the ALERT Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to establish an electronic system to provide pharmacists with a patient's prescription and dispensing history with respect to covered drugs (i.e., those identified as having a risk of misuse or abuse).</p>]]></text>
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