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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Honoring Veterans' Families Act</b> <b>of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide inscriptions for deceased spouses and children on certain headstones furnished by the VA.</p>]]></text>
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