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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. MOSKOWITZ:H.R. 7674.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of theHouse of Representatives, the Committee find the authorityfor this legislation in article 1, section 8 of theConstitution.[Page H2329]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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