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           By Mrs. WAGNER:
       H.R. 3627.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Amendment XIII which authorizes Congress to make laws 
     enforcing the extension of civil rights and universal freedom 
     to victims of slavery.
       Clause 18 of section 8 of article I

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