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Glenn Thompson was mentioned in Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4781..... on page H4251 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on July 28, 2021 in the Congressional Record.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania:

H.R. 4781.

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following:

Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution in that the legislation exercises legislative powers granted to Congress by that clause ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States or any Department or Office thereof.''

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 132

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