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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 103 (Tuesday, June 18, 2024)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. CAREY:H.R. 8778.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To waive the fee for the issuance of a passport for afamily member of a member of the Armed Forces who is in ahospital or medical facility abroad, and for other purposes.[Page H4114]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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