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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][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. FITZPATRICK:H.R. 157.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 5 Clause 2.The single subject of this legislation is:Prohibits multi-subject bills and requires equalapplication of laws to Members of Congress.[Page H41]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform of Congress Act or the CLEAN Congress Act&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill (1) requires bills, orders, resolutions, or votes submitted by Congress to the President to include only one subject that is clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title; and (2) makes ineffective any provision of law that excludes its application to a Member of Congress or to an employee in a Member's office.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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