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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 90 (Thursday, May 23, 2024)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. MAST:H.R. 8542.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Artilce I, Section 8, Clause 6The single subject of this legislation is:This bill would award Dr. Joseph B. Kirsner with aCongressional Gold Medal in recognition of his service to theUnited States during World War II and his contributions tothe medical field, particularly, gastroenteroloy.[Page H3524]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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