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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 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. BUDD:H.R. 3768.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 3, providing the power toregulate ``commerce with foreign nations, and among theseveral states.''[Page H5912]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Unlocking Capital for Small Businesses Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill (1) requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish registration requirements for&nbsp;private-placement brokers that are no more stringent&nbsp;than those imposed on crowdfunding portals, (2) allows for membership in any national securities association for private-placement brokers, and (3) otherwise modifies provisions related to private-placement brokers and finders.</p>]]></text>
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