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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 7 (Monday, January 9, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. JACKSON LEE:H.R. 61Congress 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, Clauses 3 & 18, andAmendments 13, 14, and 15 of the United States Constitution[Page H109]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Leading Against White Supremacy Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill expands federal hate crime offenses to include acts motivated by white supremacy.</p> <p>The bill also establishes a standard for determining whether a person engaged in a white supremacy inspired hate crime, sets forth the elements of related conspiracies, and authorizes the Department of Justice to investigate, prosecute, and maintain records of white supremacy inspired hate crimes and related conspiracies.</p>]]></text>
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