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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. ENGEL:H.R. 5997.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H1252]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Emergency Response Coordinator Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to designate an official within the department to coordinate federal efforts with respect to COVID-19 (a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus).</p>]]></text>
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