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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 11 (Friday, January 13, 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 Miss GONZALEZ-COLON:H.R. 359.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution``All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested ina Congress of the United States, which shall consist of aSenate and House of Representatives.''Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 the U.S. ConstitutionCongress shall have the power . . . ``To make all Lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vestedby this Constitution in the Government of the United States,or in any Department or Officer thereof.''[Page H238]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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