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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 149 (Friday, September 7, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. SCHNEIDER:H.R. 6732.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Sec. 8[Page H7942]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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