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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 174 (Tuesday, October 6, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. KATKO:H.R. 8540.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Clause 3 of the UnitedStates Constitution: The Congress shall have Power To lay andcollect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debtsand provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of theUnited States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall beuniform throughout the United States[Page H5673]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Keeping Seniors Safe from COVID-19 Through Home Design Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Health and Human Services to study improved home and housing design features in nursing homes and assisted living facilities that can help prevent the spread of infectious diseases, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).<br /></p>]]></text>
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