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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. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania:H.R. 3770.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution under theGeneral Welfare Clause.[Page H5912]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Citizenship Empowerment Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires state chief election officials to distribute mail voter registration forms to each person who becomes a U.S. citizen at a naturalization ceremony at the ceremony's conclusion.</p>]]></text>
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