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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2023)][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. MOOLENAAR:H.R. 937.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, clause 3: The Congress shall havePower . . . To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, andamong the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;The single subject of this legislation is:To reaffirm the sovereignty of tribal governments byprotecting their right to determine for themselves theappropriate labor practices within their jurisdiction,instead of being forced to comply with employer requirementsunder the National Labor Relations Act.[Page H828]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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