119 hr 4216
Made-in-America Defense Act
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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"constitutionalAuthorityStatementText": "<pre>\n[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 111 (Friday, June 27, 2025)]\n[House]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href=\"https://www.gpo.gov\">www.gpo.gov</a>]\nBy Mrs. BIGGS of South Carolina:\nH.R. 4216.\nCongress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant\nto the following:\nArticle 1, Section 8\n[Page H3033]\n</pre>"
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