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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 63 (Thursday, April 9, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. BIGGS of South Carolina:H.R. 8213.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8.[Page H2831]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <title>To clarify that sex discrimination under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not include discrimination on the basis of gender identity.</title>
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