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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 45 (Monday, March 9, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. UNDERWOOD:H.R. 6140.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H1555]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Veterans in STEM Act</b></p> <p>This bill revises eligibility and prioritization for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.</p>]]></text>
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