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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 15, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 8300.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Title I, Section 8[Page H2925]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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