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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 148 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. WAGNER:H.R. 6729.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8, clause 1 (relating to the generalWelfare of the United States); Article I, section 8, clause 3(relating to regulating Commerce with foreign Nations, andamong the several States, and with the Indian Tribes); andAmendment XIII (relating to slavery and involuntaryservitude, which authorizes Congress to make laws enforcingthe extension of civil rights and universal freedom tovictims of slavery)____________________[Page H7920]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <title>H.R. 6729, Empowering Financial Institutions to Fight Human Trafficking Act of 2018</title>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Empowering Financial Institutions to Fight Human Trafficking Act of 2018 </b></p> <p>This bill allows a qualified nonprofit organization to share information with financial institutions and other authorities regarding possible human trafficking or related money laundering activities. The Department of the Treasury must determine which financial institutions are eligible to receive this information. Nonprofit organizations, financial institutions, and other authorities shall not be held liable for sharing this information in compliance with specified regulations. </p>]]></text>
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