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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 121 (Thursday, July 25, 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 Ms. LEE of California:H.R. 9161.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:article 1 section 8 of the United States constitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:This bill improve the health of minority individuals[Page H4950]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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