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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 112 (Monday, July 8, 2024)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. ALLEN:H.R. 8939.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of theUnited States Constitution.The single subject of this legislation is:This bill would amend the Communications Act of 1934 toestablish technical and procedural standards for artificialor prerecorded voice systems created through generativeartificial intelligence (genAl).[Page H4477]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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