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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 195 (Tuesday, November 17, 2020)][House][Pages H5867-H5868]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. ADAMS:H.R. 8758.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:[[Page H5868]]Article I, Section VII of the Constitution of the UnitedStates</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Studying Veterans Access to Care During COVID-19 Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on changes in the use of the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency period.</p>]]></text>
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