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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 200 (Thursday, December 7, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. LOWEY:H.R. 4594.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H9757]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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