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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 138 (Friday, September 6, 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. BEAN of Florida:H.R. 9457.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Necessary and Proper Clause of Article 1 Section 8The Congress shall have the power to make all laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution . ..The single subject of this legislation is:To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of1974 to prohibit increased payments under a group health planor group health insurance coverage for telehealth servicesfurnished by a provider located at a facility.[Page H5032]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <title>H.R. 9457, Transparent Telehealth Bills Act of 2024</title>
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