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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 28, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. HAYES:H.R. 6638.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article One, Section Eight[Page H1965]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Reducing COVID-19 Disparities by Investing in Public Health Act</b></p> <p>This bill appropriates additional funding for specified components of the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute on Minority Health and Disparities, and the Office of Minority Health. </p>]]></text>
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        <title>To increase the annual funding for the Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Fund, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, and the Offices of Minority Health within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to enable the United States and State departments of public health to better combat disparities that have emerged during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond, and for other purposes.</title>
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