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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 202 (Thursday, December 7, 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. SCHIFF:H.R. 6689.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:Education[Page H6742]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Student Loan Relief for Medicare and Social Security Recipients Act of 2023&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This bill requires the Department of Education to forgive the outstanding balance of principal, interest, and fees due on eligible federal student loans for borrowers who are recipients of Medicare or Social Security Disability Insurance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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--&gt;</text>
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