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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 87 (Thursday, May 21, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN:H.R. 9008.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, 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 H3726]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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