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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 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 Ms. PORTER:H.R. 3727.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:To require the Director of the National Institutes ofHealth to carry out a study to add to the scientificknowledge on reducing teacher stress and increasing teacherretention and well-being, and for other purposes.[Page H2641]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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