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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. VEASEY:H.R. 2051.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1, Section 8 of Article 1 of the United StatesConstitution which reads: ``The Congress shall have Power tolay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, to paythe Debts, and provide for the common Defense and GeneralWelfare of the United States; but all Duties and Imposts andExcises shall be uniform throughout the United States.''[Page H2774]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Grandparents Tax Credit Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow grandparents of a minor child whose family adjusted gross income does not exceed 300% of the federal poverty level a refundable tax credit for up to $500 of the cost of household items (i.e., food, clothing, and other items typically used by or for the benefit of the child) paid for the benefit of such child in a taxable year.</p>]]></text>
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