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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 95 (Wednesday, June 4, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. LAWLER:H.R. 3721.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H2469]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Indo-Pacific Treaty Organization Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the President to establish a task force to (1) analyze the conduct of China and North Korea, as well as the security situation in the Indo-Pacific; and (2) determine whether a collective security agreement between the United States and Indo-Pacific allies and partners could serve as an effective deterrent to further aggression. The Department of State shall report to Congress on the analysis and any recommendations of the task force.</p>]]></text>
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