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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 22, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BOUSTANY:H.R. 4832.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3--Business/Labor Regulation--The Congress shall have Power * * * To regulate Commerce withforeign Nations, and among the several States, and with theIndian Tribes.[Page H1553]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Health Savings Protection Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the excise tax on excess benefit employer-sponsored health care plans any amounts contributed to an Archer medical savings plan, a tax-exempt health savings account, or a health flexible spending arrangement by an employee or an employer through salary reduction contributions. </p>]]></text>
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