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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 180 (Thursday, December 5, 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 Ms. SHERRILL:H.R. 10312.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution ofthe United States of AmericaThe single subject of this legislation is:Funding evidence-based workforce development programs toboost jobs and wages for working families[Page H6414]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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