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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 12, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. NUNES:H.R. 4616.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution ofthe United States.[Page H9845]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <title>H.R. 4616, Employer Relief Act of 2018</title>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend the employer mandate for health insurance coverage until January 1, 2019.</p> <p>The bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay for&nbsp;one year, until after December 31, 2020, the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (commonly referred to as the Cadillac tax).</p>]]></text>
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