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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 145 (Friday, September 9, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. LYNCH:H.R. 8779.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H7742]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Embassy Construction Accountability Act of 2022</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The bill requires the Department of State, in its biannual report on overseas capital construction projects, to explain when cost estimates exceed 15% of initial estimates, to explain when estimated project completion exceeds initial estimates by 180 days, and to list whether the State Department has any stop work orders on project components.</p>]]></text>
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