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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 21, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. MFUME:H.R. 8941.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commercewith foreign Nations, and among the several States, and withthe Indian Tribes.[Page H8066]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Preserving Small Business Prime Contracting Opportunities Act of 2022</b></p> <p>This bill revises the procedures for federal agencies to select alternative procurement methods when the participation of small businesses as prime contractors is unlikely.</p>]]></text>
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