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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. BOST:H.R. 4696.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII, Clause I of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H8199]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.</text>
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        <fullName>Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>International Regulatory Cooperation Improvement Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to incur expenses for incidentals such as meals and transportation when hosting certain foreign officials. The bill also allows the commission to receive assistance such as personnel and support services from other departments and agencies within the federal government and from certain foreign authorities. </p>]]></text>
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    <title>International Regulatory Cooperation Improvement Act</title>
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      <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.</text>
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