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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 82 (Thursday, May 15, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. SESSIONS:H.R. 3420.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H2104]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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