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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 60 (Monday, April 8, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 2122.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution[Page H3129]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Protect Our Workers Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study on the contracting practices of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, particularly with respect to compliance with the requirement to pay prevailing wages on federally financed construction jobs. </p>]]></text>
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