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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. MULLIN:H.R. 7741.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution[Page H2333]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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