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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 83 (Wednesday, May 17, 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. PAPPAS:H.R. 3440.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution states that ``Congress shall have the authorityto make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into the Execution the foregoing Powers, and allother Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government ofthe United States, or in any Department or Office thereof.''The single subject of this legislation is:Healthcare[Page H2429]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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