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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 7, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BLUMENAUER:H.R. 2541.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII, Clause I[Page H3475]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act or the BUILD Act</b></p> <p>This bill increases from $15 billion to $20.8 billion the national limitation on the amount of tax-exempt highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.</p>]]></text>
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