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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 20, 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. SANTOS:H.R. 4205.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:US Constitution, Article 1 Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To revoke the security clearances of certain former membersof the intelligence community, and for other purposes.[Page H2991]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text>ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Biggs asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 4205, a bill originally introduced by Representative Santos, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.</text>
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