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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 24, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:H.R. 2647.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1[Page H4570]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Deducting Expenses Derived from Use of Care and Treatment Act or the DEDUCT Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the requirement that unreimbursed medical expenses exceed 10% of a taxpayer's adjusted gross income before the taxpayer is allowed to claim an itemized deduction for the expenses. </p>]]></text>
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