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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 29, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:H.R. 8442.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . .. general Welfare of the United States; . . .[Page H5053]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Ovarian and Cervical Cancer Awareness Act of 2020</strong></p> <p>This bill includes ovarian and cervical cancers in the Department of Health and Human Services' national awareness campaign about gynecologic cancers. The campaign must include public service announcements targeting low-income women.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>Ovarian and Cervical Cancer Awareness Act of 2020</title>
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