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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. SELF:H.R. 8353.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the authority to enact this legislationpursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution,including the power to enforce protections for individualliberties implicated by fees or penalties tied to religiousparticipation.[Page H2961]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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