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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. EVANS:H.R. 157.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause:``. . . The Congress shall have the power to regulateCommerce with foreign nations, and among the several States,and with the Indian Tribes; . . .''[Page H215]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Gun Manufacturers Accountability Act</b></p> <p>This bill repeals provisions of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act that prohibit civil actions or administrative proceedings against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for harms resulting from the criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm.</p>]]></text>
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