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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 150 (Wednesday, September 18, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. SHERMAN:H.R. 4392.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H7774]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Allowing for the Safe Return of Rohingyas to Burma Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill requires the President to withdraw duty-free treatment from Burma (Myanmar) and prohibits the President from reinstating such treatment without certifying that Burma (1) allows the safe, voluntary, and dignified return of Rohingya refugees; (2) has taken steps to provide Burmese citizenship to such Rohingya refugees; and (3) has addressed the root causes of the crisis in the Rakhine State.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>Allowing for the Safe Return of Rohingyas to Burma Act of 2019</title>
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