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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 107 (Thursday, June 25, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BEAN of Florida:H.R. 9455.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:``The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vestedby this Constitution in the Government of the United States,or in any Department or Officer thereof.'' Article I. Section8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H4263]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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