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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 67 (Thursday, April 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. BIGGS of Arizona:H.R. 8323.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isArticle I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the Constitution of theUnited States.[Page H2960]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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