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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 144 (Tuesday, September 10, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois:H.R. 4261.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 H7597]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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    <title>To prohibit the use of Federal funds for payments in support of campaigns for election for the offices of Senator or Representative in Congress.</title>
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