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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>We the People Commission on Full Representation Act of 2019 </b></p> <p>This bill establishes the We the People Commission on Full Representation. The commission must develop proposals and report to Congress regarding voting representation for </p> <ul> <li>Puerto Rico, </li> <li>the District of Columbia, </li> <li>Guam, </li> <li>the U.S. Virgin Islands, </li> <li>American Samoa, and </li> <li>the Northern Mariana Islands. </li> </ul>]]></text>
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