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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BEAN of Florida:H.R. 1554.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18: To make all laws which shallbe necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution . . .[Page H837]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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