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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 99 (Wednesday, June 7, 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. KUSTOFF:H.R. 3913.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantfollowing:Under Article I, Section 8, the Necessary and ProperClause. Congress shall have power to make all laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing powers and all Powers vested by this Constitutionin the Government of the United States, or in any Departmentof Officer thereof.The single subject of this legislation is:This legislation would penalize false communicationsintending to cause an emergency response.[Page H2780]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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