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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 82 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. LIPINSKI:H.R. 2787.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Constitution of the United States, Article 1, Section 8.[Page H3925]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>CPI for Seniors Act of 2019 </b></p> <p>This bill directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics to prepare and publish a monthly Consumer Price Index for Seniors that indicates changes in expenditures typical for&nbsp;U.S. consumers aged 62 or older. </p>]]></text>
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