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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 51 (Thursday, March 26, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. YOUNG of Indiana:H.R. 1665.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1The Congress shall have the Power to lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debt and provide forthe common Defense and general Welfare of the United States;but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States.[Page H2112]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act</strong></p> <p>This bill equalizes the excise tax&nbsp;on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas by establishing a rate of 18.3 cents per energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline for liquefied petroleum gas and 24.3 cents per energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel for liquefied natural gas. The bill also expands the alternative fuel excise tax credit to include liquefied natural gas used in a motor vehicle or motorboat or sold for use as a fuel in aviation.</p>]]></text>
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