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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 47 (Monday, March 16, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. MENENDEZ:H.R. 7943.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defense and general Welfare of the United States;but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States;[Page H2530]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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