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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 28, 2023)][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. COLE:H.R. 1234.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18The single subject of this legislation is:The single subject of this legislation is to preventMembers of Congress from benefitting inappropriately fromstudent loan cancellation programs.[Page H971]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Can't Cancel Your Own Debt Act of 2023&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill prohibits a Member of Congress from receiving student loan cancellation for time served in Congress or from a student loan program established or amended by an act of Congress, or set forth by an executive order or agency action, during the period in which the individual is serving as a Member.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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