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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 104 (Wednesday, June 14, 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. MACE:H.R. 4120.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.The single subject of this legislation is:This legislation amends Title 9 of the US Code with respectto arbitration of disputes involving age discrimination.[Page H2933]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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