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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 5, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BURGESS:H.R. 191.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This legislation would repeal existing federal law whichwas passed under the claimed constitutional authority ofArticle I, Section 8, Clause 3, often referred to as the``Commerce Clause.''[Page H73]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Energy Efficiency Free Market Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill nullifies federal and state energy efficiency and water conservation standards for certain consumer and commercial appliances. In addition, the bill eliminates the authority of the Department of Energy and states to set the standards for such appliances.</p>]]></text>
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