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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 93 (Friday, May 27, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ:H.R. 7906.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 5 of Amendment XIV to the Constitution[Page H5221]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>This bill establishes a civil action through which an individual may be disqualified from holding office under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This includes an individual who has engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States or has given aid or comfort to the enemies of the United States.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>To establish a civil action for disqualification under section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, and for other purposes.</title>
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