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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 196 (Friday, December 1, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. COMSTOCK:H.R. 4514.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1[Page H9598]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Stop Tax Subsidies for Sexual Abusers and Harassers Act of 2017 </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a tax deduction for: (1) any settlement or payment related to sexual harassment or sexual abuse if the settlement or payment is subject to a nondisclosure agreement, or (2) attorney's fees related to such a settlement or payment. </p>]]></text>
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