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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 130 (Thursday, July 27, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. BUDZINSKI:H.R. 4967.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:Above the line tax deduction for employees for the purchaseof construction tools and personal protective clothing andgear.[Page H4143]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>This bill allows a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for expenses incurred by an employee if such expenses are for construction tools, personal protective clothing and gear, and other expenses necessary for the employee to be able to work. This allowance is an exception to the general rule that employee expenses are not deductible business expenses.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for deductions for the performance of certain services by a taxpayer, and for other purposes.</title>
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