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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 127 (Monday, July 20, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. CARBAJAL:H.R. 7670.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3587]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Defend New Americans Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to establish a section within the Department of Justice to investigate and litigate cases to revoke the citizenship of naturalized U.S. citizens. </p>]]></text>
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