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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 25, 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. TONY GONZALES of Texas:H.R. 2837.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8: ``To make all laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by thisConstitution in the government of the United States, or inany department or officer thereof.''The single subject of this legislation is:To provide for higher minimum pay for certain U.S. BorderPatrol agents.[Page H1949]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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