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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 83 (Wednesday, May 17, 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. KELLY of Pennsylvania:H.R. 3426.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3The sing ie subject of this legislation is:To include expenses relating to membership in health caresharing ministries to qualify for the deduction for medicalexpenses.[Page H2428]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;This bill includes expenses for membership in health care sharing ministries as tax-deductible medical expenses. (Health care sharing ministries are faith-based organizations with members who share a common set of ethical or religious beliefs and who contribute regular payments to cover the medical expenses of other members.)&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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    <title>To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include expenses relating to membership in health care sharing ministries to qualify for the deduction for medical expenses, and for other purposes.</title>
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