# 117-hr-7204: RATES Act

117-hr-7204, RATES Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7204
- Congress: 117
- Title: RATES Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Introduced: 2022-03-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Returning Amtrak To Economic Sustainability Act or the RATES Act 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.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA), 2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19…
- 117-hr-5854: Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act
- 117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.
- 117-hr-1011: Life at Conception Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-7204 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7204)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hr-5854: Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5854)
- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
- [117-hr-1011: Life at Conception Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1011)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7204 (as of 2025-11-18).