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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 34 (Monday, February 26, 2024)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. VAN DREW:H.R. 7461.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:article 1 section 8 of the constitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:Prohibits providers of broadband internet access servicefrom charging consumers above certain amounts for certainequipment.[Page H696]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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