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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 157 (Friday, September 11, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. NORTON:H.R. 8227.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.[Page H4337]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.</text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act </b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior to (1) remove the bronze plaque bearing the name <i>Francis G. Newlands</i> from the grounds of the memorial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle in the District of Columbia; (2) remove from the fountain the block of concrete that is inscribed with the name of, and other information related to, Francis Griffith Newlands; and (3) donate the items removed to the descendants of Francis Griffith Newlands. </p>]]></text>
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    <title>Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act</title>
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