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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<html><head><title>Congressional Record, Volume 164 Issue 182 (Friday, November 16, 2018)</title></head><body><pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 182 (Friday, November 16, 2018)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. FRANCIS ROONEY of Florida:H.R. 7159.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8</pre></body></html>[Page H9569]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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