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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 16, 2024)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. GOLDEN of Maine:H.R. 6996.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 1 of section 4 of article I of the Constitution.The single subject of this legislation is:To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 torequire broadcasting stations, providers of cable andsatellite television, and online platforms to make reasonableefforts to ensure that political advertisements are notpurchased by a foreign national.[Page H148]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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