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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 7 (Monday, January 9, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California:H.R. 161.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H111]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Prioritizing Troops Over Tax Collectors Act of 2023&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill establishes the rate of basic pay for a member of the uniformed services at the minimum amount of $31,200. It transfers unobligated amounts made available to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 for enforcement activities to pay for the increase in basic pay.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The bill also prohibits the IRS from hiring additional employees until the increase in the rate of basic pay is implemented.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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      <text>Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.</text>
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