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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 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. 4856.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, section 8, clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H3674]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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