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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 2 (Monday, January 4, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. DesJARLAIS:H.R. 83.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H53]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Protecting Constitutional Rights from Online Platform Censorship Act</b></p> <p>This bill eliminates the immunity of a provider or user of an interactive computer service (e.g., social media company) from liability for restricting certain offensive material, and it prohibits an internet platform from taking action to restrict a user's material that is protected under the Constitution or federal, state, or local law.</p>]]></text>
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