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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 120 (Tuesday, June 30, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. LOFGREN:H.R. 7427.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H2982]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>American Coronavirus/COVID-19 Election Safety and Security Act or the ACCESS Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires states and jurisdictions to establish contingency plans to enable individuals to vote in federal elections during emergencies, expands vote-by-mail and early-in person voting, expands online and same-day voter registration, and provides certain accommodations to voters residing on Indian lands.</p>]]></text>
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