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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 179 (Friday, November 8, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]Mr. WATKINS:H.R. 5029.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H8741]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>VA Suicide Prevention Services Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to staff each VA medical center with at least one full-time suicide prevention coordinator.</p>]]></text>
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