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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 122 (Monday, July 17, 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. PETERS:H.R. 4689.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:Electric transmission[Page H3641]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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