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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 158 (Tuesday, September 14, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. TENNEY:H.R. 5264.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article One, Section Eight of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H4524]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>This bill specifies that the requirement for the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish a headstone or marker for the grave of a veteran who is buried in a private cemetery applies to any veteran who dies on or after December 30, 1960.<br> </p>]]></text>
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    <title>To expand eligibility for certain burial benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.</title>
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