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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 Ms. JENKINS of Kansas:H.R. 4618.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8:The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes,duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide forthe common defense and general welfare of the United States;but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States.Article I, Section 9:No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but inconsequence of appropriations made by Law.[Page H9845]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to temporarily permit tax-favored health savings accounts, Archer Medical Savings Accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to be used to purchase over-the-counter medicine that is not prescribed by a physician. The bill applies during the period beginning on January 1, 2018, and ending on December 31, 2019.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication.</title>
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