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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 170 (Monday, October 28, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. LAWSON of Florida:H.R. 4878.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:``Article 1, Section 8: To make all Laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof'[Page H8540]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Veterans Emergency Treatment Services Act or the VETS Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to spend up to $300 million in FY2021 to construct a medical center in Jacksonville, Florida.</p>]]></text>
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