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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 121 (Thursday, July 18, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. SARBANES:H.R. 3850.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 H7152]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Creating Candidate Capacity to Protect Act </b></p> <p>This bill provides an exception to limits on campaign expenditures made by the national or state committees of political parties. Specifically, political parties may make expenditures for secure information communications technology or a cybersecurity product or service. </p>]]></text>
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        <title>To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to exempt assistance provided by political parties to the campaigns of candidates who are affiliated with such parties for secure information communications technology or cybersecurity products or services from the limitations on the amount of coordinated expenditures parties may make in connection with the campaigns of such candidates, and for other purposes.</title>
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