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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 129 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. LEVIN of California:H.R. 4657.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H3846]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <title>H.R. 4657, Veteran Home Energy Savings Act</title>
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