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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 175 (Friday, October 9, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. JEFFRIES:H.R. 8560.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill ls enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8 clause 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H5678]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act</b></p> <p>This bill permits the expungement of certain records concerning first-time drug possession offenses that were committed at any age. Under current law, only individuals who committed these offenses before age 21 may apply to have their records expunged.</p>]]></text>
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