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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 153 (Thursday, September 21, 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. BOST:H.R. 5626.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8,The single subject of this legislation is:FEMA evaluating process for public and individual disasterassistance[Page H4457]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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