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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BEYER:H.R. 8438.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:article 1 section 8[Page H3068]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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