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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)][Pages H2847-H2848]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. VARGAS:H.R. 2143.[[Page H2848]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the constitutional authority to enact thislegislation pursuant Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of theU.S. Constitution, which states: ``The Congress shall havethe power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts andexcises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defenseand general welfare of the United States; but all duties,imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the UnitedStates.''</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Donald J. Trump Wealth Tax Act of 2017 </b></p> <p>This bill imposes a 14.25% tax on any U.S. citizen, resident, or applicable trust with a net worth that exceeds $10 million. The tax applies to the portion of the net worth that exceeds $10 million, excluding the value of any principal residence and its indebtedness. </p>]]></text>
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