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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 59 (Monday, April 3, 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. WEBER of Texas:H.R. 2476.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To protect schools.[Page H1699]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Protect Our Children's Schools Act&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill requires the Department of Education's unobligated COVID-19 funds to be made available to local educational agencies for the purpose of keeping elementary and secondary schools safe.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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