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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 124 (Wednesday, July 19, 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 Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS:H.R. 4744.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.The single subject of this legislation is:To require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) andthe Department of Energy (DOE) to ``lead by example'' byimplementing minimum temperature requirements at eachagency's headquarters, based on recommendations forthermostats made by DOE's Energy Star Savings Program.[Page H3859]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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