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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 8, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. KENNEDY of New York:H.R. 2720.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 3, Section 8, Article 1 of the Constitution[Page H1508]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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