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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 58 (Friday, March 27, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. McCLAIN DELANEY:H.R. 8145.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H2791]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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