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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 171 (Tuesday, October 29, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. GALLEGO:H.R. 4908.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Sect 8, Clause 18[Page H8595]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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