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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 152 (Friday, September 20, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BIGGS:H.R. 4437.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H7866]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Small Business Flexibility Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows the pooling of tips among employees who (1) customarily and regularly receive tips (as under current law), (2) customarily and regularly receive tips and receive a cash wage paid by the employer that is not less than the effective minimum wage, and (3) do not customarily and regularly receive tips. </p>]]></text>
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