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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 150 (Monday, September 18, 2023)][House][Pages H4381-H4382]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. FRY:H.R. 5536.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:[[Page H4382]]Article I, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:federal grants&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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