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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 153 (Thursday, September 13, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. GROTHMAN:H.R. 6812.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1[Page H8727]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2018 </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate the miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses paid or incurred by an individual in connection with the performance of services as an employee. (Under current law, all miscellaneous itemized deductions are suspended through 2025. Miscellaneous itemized deductions are allowed if they collectively exceed 2% of adjusted gross income.) </p>]]></text>
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