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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 18, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. GREEN of Tennessee:H.J. Res. 56.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article VThe single subject of this legislation is:An amendment to the Constitution of the United States torequire three-fifths majorities for bills increasing taxes.[Page H1848]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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