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        <fullName>Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]</fullName>
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    <title>To require the Secretary of the Treasury to implement a program to prevent the fraudulent use of taxpayer identification numbers of residents of United States territories and possessions to be used to obtain a credit or refund on tax returns filed with the United States.</title>
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