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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 42 (Friday, March 9, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. McNERNEY:H.R. 5237.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H1507]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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