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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 116 (Thursday, July 6, 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. MIKE GARCIA of California:H.R. 4486.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 4, Clause 1The single subject of this legislation is:Improving certain classes of individuals ability to serveas election workers.[Page H3172]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This bill allows states and local jurisdictions to give a hiring preference (when hiring election workers to administer an election in the state or local jurisdiction) to veterans, individuals with a disability, and nonresident military spouses or dependents.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Further, the bill prohibits states and local jurisdictions from refusing to hire a nonresident military spouse or dependent as an election worker solely on the grounds that the individual does not maintain a place of residence in the state or local jurisdiction. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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