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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 114 (Friday, June 30, 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. HIGGINS of Louisiana:H.R. 4416.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congresshas the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or any Department or Officerthereof''The single subject of this legislation is:This legislaton will prohibit the funding, hiring, andequipping of Federal armed regulatory enforcemen agents forthe IRS, DOL, and EPA.[Page H3161]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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