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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 145 (Wednesday, September 11, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. UNDERWOOD:H.R. 4281.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H7665]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Access to Contraception Expansion for Veterans Act or the ACE Veterans Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to authorize veterans to fill prescriptions for a year's supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, and vaginal rings.</p>]]></text>
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