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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 125 (Friday, July 16, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:H.R. 4460.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution[Page H3633]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Consumer Equity Protection Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill establishes a task force within the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection to advise the commission on matters related to equity in consumer protection.</p> <p>The task force also must collaborate with relevant agencies to (1) monitor the market for unfair and deceptive acts targeting or affecting specified consumers or groups of consumers, and (2) educate the public about such acts. </p> <p>Finally, the task force must support the processing of complaints involving unfair and deceptive acts.</p>]]></text>
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