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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 16, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. LYNCH:H.R. 8989.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H7229]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]</fullName>
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    <title>To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to conduct a study on the feasibility, benefits, and costs of using a distributed ledger system in the post-trade clearing and settlement process, and for other purposes.</title>
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