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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 21, 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. GREEN of Tennessee:H.R. 1676.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1The single subject of this legislation is:This bill directs the Department of the Treasury toestablish a program to treat amounts paid by U.S citizens orbusiness entities to move their inventory, equipment, andsupplies from China to the United States as items of expense,deductible in the year in which they are incurred. The costof this expensing allowance shall be paid for with tariffscollected by the United States on goods manufactured inChina.[Page H1301]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]</fullName>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bring American Companies Home Act &lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill allows United States persons (i.e., U.S. citizens or residents, partnerships, corporations, estates and trusts) to expense the cost of moving inventory, equipment, and supplies from China to the United States. &lt;em&gt;Expensing &lt;/em&gt;is the tax rule that allows a taxpayer to deduct costs in the year in which they are incurred.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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