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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 101 (Tuesday, June 23, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. HECK of Nevada:H.R. 2854.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.[Page H4592]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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    <title>To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the occupational tax on gambling with respect to wagers authorized under State law.</title>
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