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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 5, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. NORTON:H.R. 1537.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 7 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.[Page H2369]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Bayard Rustin Stamp Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service to issue a forever stamp depicting Bayard Rustin to honor his life and work.</p>]]></text>
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