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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 11, 2023)][House][Pages H204-H205]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. CALVERT:H.R. 273.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution,specifically Clauses 1 (relating to providing for the generalwelfare of the United States) and 18 (relating to[[Page H205]]the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carryingout the powers vested in Congress) of such section.ORThe constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Clause 18.&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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