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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 105 (Friday, June 21, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. SLOTKIN:H.R. 3415.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[[Page H5038]][Page H5037]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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