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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 215 (Friday, December 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. WELCH:H.R. 9036.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall havePower To . . . make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof..[Page H7278]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires (1) electric utilities to obtain a minimum percentage of the electricity they sell in 2021 through 2039 from renewable resources, and (2) electric utilities and natural gas utilities to meet performance standards for 2021 through 2030 with respect to cumulative electricity savings and cumulative natural gas savings. </p>]]></text>
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