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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. SCHWEIKERT:H.R. 4988.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 11:[The Congress shall have Power. . . ] To declare War, grantLetters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerningCaptures on Land and Water; . . .[Page H3699]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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