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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 112 (Thursday, June 29, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. DEUTCH:H.R. 3126.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H5377]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Special Needs Tax Credit Act</strong></p> <p> This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income-based tax credit, up to $5,000 in a taxable year, for legal expenses paid to establish a legal guardianship of a disabled family member. </p>]]></text>
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