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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 29, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:H.R. 8576.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.The single subject of this legislation is:To direct the Federal Communications Commission toestablish a program to make grants available to States toinform individuals of potential eligibility for the Lifelineprogram of the Commission, and for other purposes.[Page H3295]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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