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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. CHABOT:H.R. 498.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: ``To regulate Commerce withforeign Nations, and among the several States, and with theIndian Tribes'' and,Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: ``To make all laws whichshall be necessary 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 H519]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Clean Up the Code Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill repeals specified sections of the federal criminal code, including provisions that prohibit the following: </p> <ul> <li>interstate transport of alligator grass, water chestnut plants, or water hyacinth plants; </li> <li>fraudulent use of the 4-H club emblem (i.e., the green four-leaf clover with stem); </li> <li>unauthorized use of the Smokey Bear character or name; and </li> <li>unauthorized use of the Woodsy Owl character, name, or slogan. </li> </ul>]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Clean Up the Code Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill repeals specified sections of the federal criminal code, including provisions that prohibit the following: </p> <ul> <li>interstate transport of alligator grass, water chestnut plants, or water hyacinth plants; </li> <li>fraudulent use of the 4-H club emblem (i.e., the green four-leaf clover with stem); </li> <li>unauthorized use of the Smokey Bear character or name; and </li> <li>unauthorized use of the Woodsy Owl character, name, or slogan. </li> </ul>]]></text>
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