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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 91 (Thursday, June 9, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. STEFANIK:H.R. 5415.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H3663]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Helping Employers Lessen Payments for Students Act of 2016 or the HELPS Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income of an employee up to $10,000 per year in education loan payments made by an employer on behalf of the employee. </p>]]></text>
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