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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 164 (Thursday, October 17, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. MARSHALL:H.R. 4726.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8, clause 3: To regulate Commerce with foreignNations, and among the several States, and with the IndianTribes;[Page H8228]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.</text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Certainty for End-Users Act</b></p> <p>This bill revises provisions regarding exemptions to the clearing requirement for commodity swaps, also known as the end-user exception. Among other things, the bill addresses qualifying financial entities, risk management activities of affiliated nonfinancial entities, margin requirements for certain insurance companies, and major swap participants. </p>]]></text>
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