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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 77 (Thursday, May 9, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. CICILLINE:H.R. 2630.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3680]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>CASH Act or the Cash Always Should be Honored Act</b></p> <p>This bill makes it unlawful for a physical retail establishment to refuse to accept any U.S. coin or currency for the products or services it offers for sale. </p>]]></text>
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