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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 145 (Friday, August 31, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BROWN of Maryland:H.R. 6693.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)[Page H7782]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Helping America Re-Develop High-Quality Accessible Training Act or the HARD HAT Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits an executive agency from awarding certain contracts unless the contractor requires at least 20% of its non-management employees to participate in a registered apprenticeship program. </p> <p>Specifically, this applies to any contract exceeding $1.5 million for the construction or resurfacing of roads, bridges, or railways; or the construction of subsurface structures, sewage and waste facilities, or public buildings. </p> <p>The agency shall take into consideration the percentage of its non-management employees that complete the program before awarding any subsequent contract.</p>]]></text>
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