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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 149 (Tuesday, September 17, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. BASS:H.R. 4352.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 1 of the United States Constitution,providing--``All legislative Powers herein granted shall bevested in a Congress of the United States, which shallconsist of a Senate and House of Representatives.''[Page H7754]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Supporting Kinship Connections Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants for developing, enhancing, or evaluating kinship navigator programs. Such programs help grandparents and other relative caregivers find and use services to meet the needs of the caregivers and the children they are raising. Program requirements&nbsp;include a referral system for kinship support groups and service providers and the promotion of partnerships between public and private agencies to improve such services. </p>]]></text>
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