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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 108 (Thursday, June 27, 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. YAKYM:H.R. 8854.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.The single subject of this legislation is:This bill would allow a veteran's survivor who chose toreceive an urn or plaque in lieu of their veteran loved one'sinterred at a VA National Cemetery, to subsequently have theveteran interred at a VA National Cemetery if they pay theexpense of that urn or plaque.[Page H4410]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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