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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 146 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. VAN EPPS:H.R. 10470.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18[Page H5984]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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