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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 180 (Wednesday, November 1, 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. BABIN:H.R. 6131.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18:``The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vestedby this Constitution in the Government of the United States,or in any Department or Officer thereof.''The single subject of this legislation is:To update government oversight of commercial spaceactivities, and for other purposes.[Page H5229]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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