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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 17, 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. EZELL:H.R. 4018.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 3[Page H2832]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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