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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 49 (Friday, March 14, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. ALLEN:H.R. 2099.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution[Page H1162]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[<p>This bill requires states to incorporate into their career services programs (1) information about entrepreneurship, and (2) referrals to microenterprise services. It also requires the Department of Labor to conduct a multistate study of entrepreneurial skills development programs, including a review of successful practices for developing such skills.</p>]]></text>
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