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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 195 (Tuesday, November 28, 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. HAGEMAN:H.R. 6481.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8.The single subject of this legislation is:To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretaryof the Interior to reimburse the fee for an expression ofinterest if the expression of interest becomes inactive, andfor other purposes.By Mr. FULCHERH.R. 6482.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 allows Congress to make alllaws ``which shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoexecution'' any of Congress' enumerated powers, includingCongress's power over appropriations.The single subject of this legislation is:This bill revises environmental reviews of certaingeothermal energy projects on federal land in order toexpedite such projects,[Page H5936]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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