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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 126 (Thursday, July 16, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:H.R. 7658.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution:The Congress shall have Power to make all Laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[Page H3091]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>This bill allows employers a payroll tax credit for 50% of employee testing expenses for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The credit does not apply to the federal government or any state or local government. </p>]]></text>
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    <title>To provide a payroll tax credit for certain costs of providing employees with testing for COVID-19.</title>
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