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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 86 (Thursday, May 18, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico:H.R. 2530.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I section I of the U.S. Constitution``All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested ina Congress of the United States, which shall consist of aSenate and House of Representatives.''[Page H4359]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 201</strong><b>7</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make citizens of Puerto Rico eligible for the federal earned income tax credit. </p>]]></text>
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