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Judiciary Committee
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2021-02-02
Natural Resources Committee
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Introduced in House
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2021-03-22T18:20:25Z
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Judiciary Committee
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2021-03-22
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.