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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. NUNN of Iowa:H.R. 9480.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionTo make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.The single subject of this legislation is:To permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agenciesthat receive eligible Federal grant funds to use such fundsfor investigating senior financial fraud, pig butchering, andgeneral financial fraud, and to clarify that Federal lawenforcement agencies may assist State, local, and Tribal[Page H5033]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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