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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Helping Entrepreneurs Affects Regulatory Decisions Act of 2019 or the HEARD Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill permits agencies to convene required review panels through electronic participation when conducting the initial regulatory flexibility analysis of a proposed rule. It also requires agencies to facilitate the electronic participation of small businesses in such panels.</p>]]></text>
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