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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 58 (Thursday, March 30, 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. GALLEGO:H.R. 2425.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 18 allows Congress to make alllaws ``which shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoexecution'' any of Congress's enumerated powers.The single subject of this legislation is:Early childhood education[Page H1694]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Universal Full-Day Kindergarten Act&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill requires the Department of Education to make formula grants to states and, through them, allocations to local educational agencies to carry out full-day kindergarten programs. ED must also reserve funds for outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Education.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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