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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 183 (Monday, November 6, 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. IVEY:H.R. 6231.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8.The single subject of this legislation is:To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require aprioritized policy issuance review process for the Departmentof Homeland Security.[Page H5466]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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