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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 30, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. PANETTA:H.R. 8461.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H5106]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]</fullName>
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    <title>To amend the Arms Export Control Act relating to export licenses for firearm silencers.</title>
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