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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 172 (Friday, October 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. McIVER:H.R. 5778.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Commerce Clause, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H4542]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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