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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 24, 2023)][House][Pages H2597-H2598]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. JACKSON of Texas:H.R. 3641.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8 of the United States Constitution[[Page H2598]]The single subject of this legislation is:Require the Department of Veterans' Affairs rescind allguidelines related to the COVID-19 pandemic.</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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