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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 26 (Thursday, February 11, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. CRAIG:H.R. 979.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 for the Commerce Clause[Page H502]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Vaccine Fairness Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide weekly reports to Congress concerning the distribution of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines to the public.</p> <p>HHS must also make publicly available certain data on the number of vaccine doses administered.</p>]]></text>
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