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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 110 (Friday, June 23, 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. PLASKETT:H.R. 4351.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.The single subject of this legislation is:To require the Department of Agriculture, when distributingfunds for broadband deployment, to prioritize projects forports in rural areas.[Page H3144]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.</text>
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        <fullName>Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]</fullName>
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    <title>Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act</title>
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        <title>To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports, and for other purposes.</title>
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