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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 208 (Wednesday, December 9, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. CUNNINGHAM:H.R. 8919.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 1 ``The Congress shall have Power To .. . provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of theUnited States;''Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18 ``To make all Laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States or in anyDepartment or Officer thereof''[Page H7111]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Ensuring Vastly Improved Performance (eVIP) for Mail Service for our Veterans Act or the eVIP Mail Service for Veterans Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop a strategy to improve its printing and mailing operations (excluding the mailing of prescription and over-the-counter drugs).</p>]]></text>
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      <text>Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.</text>
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