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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. WEBER of Texas:H.R. 3456.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To better combat postal theft[Page H2429]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Upholding a Secure Postal System Act or the USPS Act&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to investigate nationwide patterns and instances of theft of mail and U.S. Postal Service (USPS) property and report to Congress.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Any such report must include a description of any measures that the USPS has in place to address, and recommendations on how the USPS and Congress can combat, such theft.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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