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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 Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:H.R. 5543.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United StatesConstitution, to ``provide for the common Defense and generalWelfare of the United States.''[Page H2444]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]</fullName>
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    <title>To amend the Social Security Act to expand the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to access the National Directory of New Hires for purposes of tax administration.</title>
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