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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. LATTA:H.R. 7970.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: Congress shall have thepower . . . ``to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, andamong the several States, and with the Indian tribes.''[Page H2597]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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