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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 8, 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 Ms. BONAMICI:H.R. 8298.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:Labor &amp; Employment[Page H2998]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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