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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 11 (Thursday, January 22, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. RANGEL:H.R. 509.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article XVI of the Constitution--Congress shall have powerto lay and collect taxes on incomes . . .[Page H534]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the maximum tax deduction for interest paid on any qualified education loan to $5,000 ($10,000 for married couples filing a joint tax return), and (2) repeal the limitation on such deduction based upon modified adjusted gross income. </p>]]></text>
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