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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 90 (Thursday, May 23, 2024)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. OMAR:H.R. 8553.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 1The single subject of this legislation is:strengthening existing laws to ensure that lobbyists whorepresent foreign governments operate in full transparencyand are not able to unduly influence our elected officials[Page H3525]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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