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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 44 (Monday, March 16, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. HINOJOSA:H.R. 1377.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: The Commerce Clause[Page H1662]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Roth Accounts for Youth Savings Act of 2015 or the RAYS Act </strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow dependents of a taxpayer to establish a tax-preferred savings account similar to the existing Roth Individual Retirement Account, to be known as a Roth Account for Youth. Any amounts in such an account will be disregarded for purposes of determining elibility for benefits or assistance under a means-tested federal benefit program. </p>]]></text>
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    <title>Roth Accounts for Youth Savings Act of 2015</title>
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