119 hr 4894
Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2025
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"constitutionalAuthorityStatementText": "<pre>\n[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 135 (Tuesday, August 5, 2025)]\n[House]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href=\"https://www.gpo.gov\">www.gpo.gov</a>]\nBy Ms. McCLELLAN:\nH.R. 4894.\nCongress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant\nto the following:\nCongress has broad authority to regulate the time, place,\nand manner of congressional elections under the Elections\nClause of the Constitution, Article I, Section 4, Clause 1.\n[Page H3682]\n</pre>"
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