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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 5, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. CARDENAS:H.R. 6705.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Aritcle 1, Section 1.All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in aCongress of the United States, which shall consist of aSenate and House of Representatives.[Page H7870]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate, which is a naturally occurring and manufactured chemical. According to the EPA, perchlorate can disrupt the normal function of the thyroid gland.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate, and for other purposes.</title>
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