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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. KENNEDY of Utah:H.R. 8335.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: [The Congress shall havePower . . . ] To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.[Page H2961]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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