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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 161 (Friday, November 1, 2024)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. FERGUSON:H.R. 10086.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:``Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution,to ``provide for the common defense and general welfare ofthe United States.''The single subject of this legislation is:This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act tocodify the Medicare low-wage index hospital policy[Page H5908]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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