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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 29, 2020)][House][Pages H3981-H3982]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. PRESSLEY:H.R. 7848.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[[Page H3982]]By Mr. RUIZ.H.R. 7849.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United StatesConstitution, to provide for the general welfare and make alllaws necessary and proper to carry out the powers ofCongress.</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Renewable Energy Jobs Act </b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a pilot program to award competitive grants to certain eligible entities (i.e., renewable energy and energy efficiency employers and workforce development boards as primary entities and institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and labor organizations as secondary entities) to train individuals for careers in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries. </p>]]></text>
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