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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 101 (Friday, June 9, 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. BURCHETT:H.R. 3956.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance penaltiesfor certain crimes committed against veterans.[Page H2789]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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