119 hr 2968
Business over Ballots Act
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.
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"title": "H.R. 2968, Business over Ballots Act",
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"constitutionalAuthorityStatementText": "<pre>\n[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 67 (Thursday, April 17, 2025)]\n[House]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href=\"https://www.gpo.gov\">www.gpo.gov</a>]\nBy Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas:\nH.R. 2968.\nCongress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant\nto the following:\nArticle I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United\nStates.\n[Page H1614]\n</pre>"
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