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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 196 (Wednesday, November 18, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BUDD:H.R. 8770.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.[Page H5932]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Combat Voter Fraud Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Justice to develop a national strategy to combat voter fraud (e.g., intimidation, coaching, or influencing of voters at the polls by election officials or back-dating ballots.)</p>]]></text>
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