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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 204 (Friday, December 5, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. HOUCHIN:H.R. 6489.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8.[Page H5057]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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