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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 10, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois:H.R. 2233.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I of the Constitution and its subsequent amendmentsand further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court ofthe United States.[Page H3257]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Bail Fairness Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill allows a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds for bail fairness programs.</p> <p>The term &quot;bail fairness program&quot; means a program that (1) does not impose monetary conditions of release on a person arrested for a misdemeanor, and (2) dismisses criminal charges against an offender who completes a pre-trial diversion program.</p>]]></text>
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