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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 30, 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. SMUCKER:H.R. 7148.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII of the U.S. Constitution.The single subject of this legislation is:This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act toprovide for eligibility for coverage of home health servicesunder the Medicare Program on the basis of a need foroccupational therapy.[Page H317]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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