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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 186 (Friday, October 30, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. WATERS:H.R. 8722.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution andArticle 1, Section 9, clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H5716]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]</fullName>
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    <title>To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants for repair and remodeling of community centers, clinics, and hospitals that serve veterans.</title>
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