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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 186 (Wednesday, November 20, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. HARDER of California:H.R. 5190.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8=========================== NOTE ===========================November 20, 2019, on page H9122, the following appeared: By Mr.HARDER: H.R. 5190. Congress has the power to enact thislegislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8The online version has been corrected to read: By Mr. HARDER ofCalifornia: H.R. 5190. Congress has the power to enact thislegislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8========================= END NOTE =========================[Page H9122]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Specialty Treatment to Access and Referrals Act of 2019 or the STAR Act</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes grants for health centers and rural health clinics to conduct pilot programs providing electronic consultations with specialists and related telehealth services.</p>]]></text>
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