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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 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. SPEIER:H.R. 8546.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article 1, Section 8 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H7256]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 2022</b></p> <p>This bill requires health insurance plans (including Medicare) to cover out-of-network routine care for clinical trial participants at the in-network rate when an in-network provider is not available.</p>]]></text>
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