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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 173 (Friday, October 20, 2023)][House][Pages H5038-H5039]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. GRAVES of Louisiana:H.R. 6008.[[Page H5039]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, clause 3 of the United StatesConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:To prohibit the implementation of certain documents untilthe Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the NationalMarine Fisheries Service issues documents relating to theRice's whale.&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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