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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 121 (Friday, July 14, 2023)][House][Pages H3612-H3613]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. DONALDS:H.R. 4640.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18:To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the[[Page H3613]]foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.The single subject of this legislation is:To authorize the exclusion of shareholder proposals fromproxy or consent solicitation material if the subject matterof the shareholder proposal is environmental, social, orpolitical.&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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