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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 150 (Wednesday, September 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 Mr. FLOOD:H.R. 9823.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waivecertain distance requirements for certain hospitals electingto be designated as critical access hospitals.[Page H5831]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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