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more motor vehicles used for rental purposes.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4089/text/eh#HEA713BDC76E244D0AAAF528FE1261BE7"}},{"text":"Provides that the Act may be cited as the \"Darren Drake Act\".","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4089/text/eh#H48A81381890C48F1B496B08FCE6B10B5"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2021-10-19","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4089/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4089","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4089/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-4089.png","v":"be938a493ae9","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 4089, 117th Congress: Darren Drake Act. House: 379 Yea, 51 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 19 Oct 2021."}}