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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 13, 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. DAVIS of North Carolina:H.R. 7653.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.The single subject of this legislation is:To amend title 38, United States Code, to update certainterminology regarding veteran employment.[Page H1181]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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