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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 17, 2018)][Pages H3396-H3397]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:H.R. 5543.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:[[Page H3397]]Article I, Section 8, Clause 1The 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.</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]</fullName>
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          <name>Disaster relief and insurance</name>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Flood Insurance Tax Credit Act of 2018 </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for flood insurance expenses. The credit applies to portions of a taxpayer's expenses for federal flood insurance, private flood insurance, and federal contents coverage flood insurance for a principal residence. The amount of the credit is subject to limitations based on the taxpayer's income and must be adjusted for inflation after 2019. </p>]]></text>
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    <title>Flood Insurance Tax Credit Act of 2018</title>
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