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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 174 (Friday, November 1, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. PHILLIPS:H.R. 4977.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, which authorizesCongress to make all laws which shall be necessary and properfor carrying into execution the powers vested by theConstitution.[Page H8724]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Higher Education Funds Integrity Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits postsecondary educational institutions from using federal funds to pay any person for (1)&nbsp;influencing Congress with respect&nbsp;to federal contracts, grants, loans, or cooperative agreements; or (2) lobbying Congress to secure funding through an earmark.</p>]]></text>
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