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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 163 (Wednesday, October 16, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia:H.R. 4688.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:United States Constitution Article I, Section 8[Page H8198]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]</fullName>
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    <title>To limit the use of nondisclosure agreements for employees of the White House or the Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes.</title>
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