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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 90 (Thursday, May 23, 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. GOOD of Virginia:H.R. 8534.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:Prohibiting student athletes from being classified asemployees under federal law.[Page H3524]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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