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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. ESPAILLAT:H.R. 8921.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article One of the United States Constitution, section 8,clause 18:The Congress shall have Power--To make all Laws which shallbe necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof[Page H7111]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>COVID-19 Cold Storage Expansion Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse health care providers for costs to obtain and operate certain equipment capable of maintaining cold storage of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines.</p>]]></text>
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