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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 11 (Friday, January 17, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ:H.R. 5658.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 1 of Article III of the Constitution & Clause 18 ofSection 8 of Article I of the Constitution.[Page H330]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill modifies provisions concerning statutory rights afforded to victims of federal criminal offenses to facilitate enforcement of those rights, including by establishing the Office of Crime Victims' Rights within the Department of Justice and adding notification requirements. </p>]]></text>
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