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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 7, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. WITTMAN:H.R. 6456.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:US Constitution: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3``The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commercewith foreign Nations, and among the several States, and withthe Indian Tribes;''[Page H1879]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Serving Rural America Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program for awarding grants to eligible partnerships for projects that expand broadband service.</p>]]></text>
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