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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:H.R. 434.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Vesting Clauses of Articles I, II, and III along withthe Supremacy Clause of Article VI, as well as of the Oath ofOffice that each constitutional officer of the Federalgovernment must take pursuant to Article VI make clear thateach coordinate branch of government must ensure that theiractions are constitutional.This bill is enacted pursuant to Congress' legislativepowers under Article I, Section 1, of the Constitution, andthe oath to support the Constitution that all Members arerequired to take under Article VI. Under those provisions,Congress has the authority to prevent the enforcement ofunconstitutional federal laws previously passed.[Page H471]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from hiring any employee to carry out or enforce the provision of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that requires individuals and their dependents to maintain minimum essential health care coverage.</p>]]></text>
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