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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 123 (Thursday, July 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. HURD of Colorado:H.R. 4501.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3476]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Holy Sovereignty Protection Act</strong></p><p>This bill provides that the U.S. citizenship of an individual elected as the Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church&nbsp;may not be revoked and exempts such individual from federal income taxes for tax years during which the individual serves in such role for any part of the tax year. (As background, the income of a U.S. citizen generally is subject to U.S. income tax regardless of where such income is earned or received or where the individual resides.)&nbsp;</p>]]></text>
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