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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 30, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. DEAN:H.R. 4246.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Art. I, Sect. 8[Page H3580]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Background Check Point of Contact Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to make grants to states that establish or maintain a point-of-contact system for a licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer to verify that a firearm sale or transfer would be lawful.</p>]]></text>
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