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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 53 (Thursday, March 24, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. CRAWFORD:H.R. 7204.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H3864]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Returning Amtrak To Economic Sustainability Act or the</strong> <strong>RATES Act</strong></p> <p>This bill revises the mission and goals of Amtrak. It encourages an economically sustainable intercity and commuter passenger rail system and requires Amtrak to ensure route profitability proportional to the federal share of investment.</p>]]></text>
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