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The US House of Representatives has passed H.R. 9495. It seems innocuous enough. The first part of the introductory summary says that the bill \u201cpostpones certain tax filing deadlines for U.S. nationals and their spouses who are unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad or held hostage abroad. 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