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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 107 (Monday, June 23, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. DOGGETT:H.R. 4077.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H2889]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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