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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. PERLMUTTER:H.R. 5818.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H977]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Truth in Buffalo Labeling Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the sale of food that contains water buffalo and is labeled as <em>buffalo</em> unless the specific term used in the labeling is <em>water buffalo</em>.</p>]]></text>
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