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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 154 (Friday, September 22, 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. DEAN of Pennsylvania:H.R. 5674.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:Fair debt collection[Page H4463]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill prohibits a debt collector from threatening a service member with a reduction of rank, revocation of their security clearance, or military prosecution in the course of collecting a debt. The Government Accountability Office must report on the impact of this prohibition on the timely delivery of information to service members, military readiness, and national security. &lt;/p&gt;</text>
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