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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 73 (Friday, April 17, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. WALORSKI:H.R. 6554.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution, to``provide for the common defense and general welfare of theUnited States.''[Page H1895]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>This bill temporarily increases the income limit for individuals who are younger than full retirement age to receive Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits without reductions. Specifically, the bill increases the limit on income earned during 2020 to the contribution and benefit base (i.e., the maximum amount subject to the Social Security payroll tax, set at $137,700 for 2020).</p>]]></text>
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    <title>To increase the exempt amount applicable for the retirement earnings test for months in 2020, and for other purposes.</title>
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