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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 115 (Tuesday, July 10, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. HIMES:H.R. 6324.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate Commerce withforeign Nations, and among the several States, and with theIndian Tribes[Page H6041]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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