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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 146 (Thursday, September 19, 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. BOST:H.R. 9685.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 7The single subject of this legislation is:The USPS Act will establish timelines and procedures forpost office emergency suspensions, require community input,and mandate annual reports to Congress on postal suspensions.[Page H5525]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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