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	<owl:FunctionalProperty rdf:about="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/schema/usbill/type" rdfs:label="Type" rdfs:comment="The type of the bill, indicating its originating chamber and whether it is a resolution: h, hr, hj, hc, s, sr, sj, sc.">
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