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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 138 (Friday, August 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. THOMPSON of Mississippi:H.R. 4971.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3699]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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