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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 102 (Thursday, June 15, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. YOUNG of Iowa:H.R. 2905.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H4938]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Justice for Victims of IRS Scams and Identity Theft Act of </b><b>2017</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish procedures to expedite the review of, and seek an indictment in, any case involving identity theft or aggravated identity theft by an individual who impersonates an employee or officer of the Internal Revenue Service.</p> <p>DOJ must submit to Congress and publish a report that contains certain information on the status of prosecutions for such offenses.</p>]]></text>
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        <title>To require the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury to report to Congress on efforts to combat identity theft, including by persons purporting to be acting on behalf of the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes.</title>
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