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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 176 (Tuesday, November 5, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. ESHOO:H.R. 4978.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution,which gives Congress the power ``to regulate commerce withforeign nations, and among the several states, and with theIndian tribes.''[Page H8729]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Online Privacy Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill establishes certain online privacy rights for personal information (including contents of communications) and certain requirements for data processors, service providers, and third parties. The bill also establishes the U.S. Digital Privacy Agency.<br /></p>]]></text>
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