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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 70 (Monday, April 28, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. HAMADEH of Arizona:H.R. 3040.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is constitutionally authorized under Article I,Section 4, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, whichstates: ``The Times, Places and Manner of holding Electionsfor Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in eachState by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at anytime by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to thePlaces of chusing Senators.''[Page H1684]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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