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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 77 (Friday, May 5, 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. SWALWELL:H.R. 3121.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, specifically clause 18 related to thepower to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying outthe powers vested in Congress.The single subject of this legislation is:Establishes new criminal offenses for intentional acts (orattempts to commit acts) that cause bodily injury to ajournalist in the process of newsgathering.[Page H2138]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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