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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 83 (Friday, May 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. MOORE of North Carolina:H.R. 8856.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H3551]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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