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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 19 (Thursday, February 1, 2024)][House][Pages H389-H390]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. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 7213.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1[[Page H390]]The single subject of this legislation is:Autism&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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