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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 188 (Friday, November 22, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. PANETTA:H.R. 5259.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Sections 7 & 8 ofArticle I of the United States Constitution and Amendment XVIof the United States Constitution.[Page H9175]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Preserving Family Farms Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $11.4 million (currently, $750,000) the limitation on the special use valuation for farmland or other trades or businesses for estate tax purposes. The increased amount is adjusted for inflation for estates of decedents dying after 2019.</p>]]></text>
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