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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. BURGESS:H.R. 1618.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The attached bill is constitutional under Article I,Section VIII: ``The Congress shall have Power To lay andcollect Taxes''.[Page H2159]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from $50,000 to $375,000 the amount of employer-provided group term life insurance that an employee can exclude from gross income. Indexes the $375,000 amount for inflation for taxable years beginning after 2013.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee.</title>
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