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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 23, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. TONKO:H.R. 3925.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1[Page H7243]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Reducing Barriers to Substance Use Treatment Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits state Medicaid programs from imposing any utilization control policies, including prior authorization requirements, with respect to medication-assisted treatment for opioid-use disorders.</p>]]></text>
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