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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. PAPPAS:H.R. 6193.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8 Clause 10 provides Congress with thepower ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and properfor carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and allother Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government ofthe United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''[Page H1662]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Medication Access in Emergencies Act of 2020</b><br> <br> This bill requires private health insurance plans that cover prescription drugs to waive time restrictions on authorized refills as necessary to permit a plan holder to obtain a 30-day supply of a prescribed drug during a public health emergency.</p>]]></text>
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