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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 165 (Tuesday, October 10, 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. VAN ORDEN:H.R. 5913.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall havePower . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.The single subject of this legislation is:To improve employment services for veterans byconsolidating various programs in the Department of VeteransAffairs.[Page H4994]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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