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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 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. VAN ORDEN:H.R. 4597.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 4, Clause 1The single subject of this legislation is:The Citizen Vote Protection Act amends the REAL ID Act torequire states to include an indication of citizenship onstate-issued identification. Nothing in this section wouldmandate or establish the use of a national identificationcard or authorize any part of the executive branch toestablish or mandate the same.[Page H3575]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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