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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 184 (Tuesday, November 4, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. MURPHY:H.R. 5919.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H4573]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[<p><b>Veterans Heroin Overdose Prevention Examination Act or the Veterans HOPE Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to complete a review of the deaths of all covered veterans who died from opioid overdoses during the five-year period preceding the enactment of this bill. Covered veterans are those who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the death of the veteran. </p> <p>The VA shall report on the results of the review and make such report publicly available.</p>]]></text>
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