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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. CROWLEY:H.R. 5276.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The Congress shall havePower to law and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises .. .''[Page H7127]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Bike to Work Act of 2014 -&nbsp;Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include a bicycle sharing system as a mass transit facility for purposes of the tax exclusion of employer-paid commuting expenses. Defines "bicycle sharing system" as a public transportation system: (1) consisting of a network of stations at which bicycles are made available to customers for commuting and short-term, point-to-point use within the network's service area; and (2) that is operated or authorized by a government agency or public-private partnership. </p>]]></text>
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