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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 24, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. LATTA:H.R. 3643.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1:The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debtsand provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of theUnited States.Article I, Section 8, Clause 18:The Congress shall have Power to make all Laws which shallbe necessary and proper for carrying into Executive theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.The single subject of this legislation is:to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to delivernotice of the denial of claims for benefits under lawsadministered by the Secretary by certified mail.[Page H2598]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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