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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 20, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. McIVER:H.R. 8939.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:(Article I, Section 8, clause 1), (Article I, Section 8,clause 18)[Page H3670]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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