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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 19, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. GUTHRIE:H.R. 6937.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H2271]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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