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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 9, 2024)][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. CARTWRIGHT:H.R. 6913.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IThe single subject of this legislation is:Campaign Finance[Page H13]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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