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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 122 (Monday, July 27, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. JAYAPAL:H.R. 9959.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:``This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I of the United States Constitutionand its subsequent amendments, and further clarified andinterpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.''[Page H5203]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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