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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. VISCLOSKY:H.R. 3926.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H7243]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Consider Teachers Act</b></p> <p>This bill revises the service obligation verification process for the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) grant program. </p> <p>For example, the bill provides a process for the Department of Education to reconsider and reverse the conversion of a TEACH grant to a loan.</p>]]></text>
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