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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 45 (Monday, March 9, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. HARDER of California:H.R. 6130.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 8[Page H1555]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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