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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 187 (Monday, November 2, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. SOTO:H.R. 8725.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H5721]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Helping Adults Protect Immunity Act or the HAPI Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover, without cost-sharing, vaccines for adults that are recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.</p>]]></text>
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