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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Pages H4156-H4157]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. LEVIN:H.R. 6030.[[Page H4157]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Sections 7 & 8 ofArticle I of the United States Constitution and Amendment XVIof the United States Constitution.</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Hire Now Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow certain employers a tax credit for 10% of the excess (if any) of the&nbsp;wages and compensation paid to their employees in 2012 over&nbsp;the amount of such wages paid in 2011, up to a maximum amount of $5 million; (2) prohibit major integrated oil companies from using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) accounting method; and (3) deny major integrated oil companies a tax deduction for intangible drilling and development costs.</p>]]></text>
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