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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 150 (Monday, September 18, 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 Ms. ESCOBAR:H.R. 5521.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8.The single subject of this legislation is:Veterans Affairs[Page H4381]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]</fullName>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;This bill authorizes the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor during his service in the Army during World War I, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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    <title>To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I.</title>
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        <title>To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I.</title>
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