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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:H.R. 1722.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H2718]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Build a Better VA Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits funds from being appropriated for any fiscal year for a Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility lease unless the House and Senate Committees on Veterans' Affairs adopt resolutions approving the lease. </p>]]></text>
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