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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 3, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. UPTON:H.R. 1600.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3--To regulate Commerce withforeign Nations, and among the several States, and with theIndian Tribes[Page H1082]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Methane Emissions Reduction Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Energy to carry out a program to reduce methane emissions from flaring and venting natural gas during oil and natural gas production activities.</p>]]></text>
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