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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 7159.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H948]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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