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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. NEHLS:H.J. Res. 111.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the authority to enact this joint resolutionpursuant to the powers granted under Article 1, Section 8,and Article I, Section 1 of the United States Constitution.[Page H3650]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <title>A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Record of Decision for the Barred Owl Management Strategy; Washington, Oregon, and California".</title>
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