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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 50 (Friday, March 17, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. ESPAILLAT:H.R. 1621.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress shall have Power to. . . provide for the. . .general Welfare of the United States; . .  .The single subject of this legislation is:Establish a COVID Memorial in NYC[Page H1294]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>COVID-19 National Memorial Act </b></p> <p>This bill provides for the establishment of a memorial at a designated location in the Bronx, New York, to honor the lives lost and the heroes who helped the nation to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> <p>The bill also establishes the COVID-19 National Memorial Commission to (1) submit to the Department of the Interior and Congress a report containing recommendations for the planning, design, construction, and long-term management of a permanent memorial; (2) advise Interior on the boundaries of the memorial site; (3) advise Interior in the development of a management plan for the memorial site; and (4) provide significant opportunities for public participation in the planning and design of the memorial.</p>]]></text>
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