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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 179 (Tuesday, October 20, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. WAGNER:H.R. 8648.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, Clause 3, Clause 1Thirteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment[Page H5700]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Homeland Security Investigations Victim Assistance Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill provides statutory authority for a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement program that assists victims of human trafficking, child sexual exploitation, and other crimes. </p>]]></text>
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