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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 5, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. LaMALFA:H.R. 1515.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H2369]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>High-Speed Refund Act</strong></p> <p>This bill (1) requires the Department of Transportation to refund to the Treasury any discretionary grant funds it provided to California for high-speed rail corridor development, and (2) amends the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act to authorize additional funding in FY2020 for nationally significant freight and highway projects.</p> <p>]]></text>
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