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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 157 (Friday, September 27, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. YOHO:H.R. 4581.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H8082]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Collecting Official Measurements and Baselines to Assess Trafficking Act of 2019 or the COMBAT Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to undertake a study to determine the extent of human trafficking in the United States, including estimates of the number of victims.</p>]]></text>
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