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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 79 (Wednesday, May 10, 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. STEIL:H.R. 3196.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: [The Congress shall havePower . . .] To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.The single subject of this legislation is:Streamlines the appointment process for the Architect ofthe Capitol (AOC) to a majority vote of a congressionalcommission consisting of select members of the House ofRepresentatives and Senate.[Page H2246]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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