3.0.0 3777 2023-03-09T17:47:48Z 2023-03-09T17:47:48Z House HR 2021-06-08 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 8, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KIM of New Jersey:H.R. 3777.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Artide I Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H2702]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2021-06-09T14:11:42Z Referred to 2021-06-08T14:07:40Z Resilient Highways Act of 2021 117 1710 S 2021-05-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS STARTER Act 2.0 117 3341 HR 2021-05-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Related bill CRS 2021-06-09 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2021-06-08 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2021-06-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-06-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000394 Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] Andy Kim D NJ 3 N R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2021-06-08 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2021-06-08 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2021-06-08 True L000591 Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] Elaine Luria D VA G. 2 2021-06-08 True Transportation and Public Works Atmospheric science and weather Floods and storm protection Natural disasters Roads and highways Solid waste and recycling Transportation programs funding Transportation and Public Works 00 2021-06-08 Introduced in House 2022-01-13T19:46:00Z Resilient Highways Act of 2021

This bill addresses projects to improve the resiliency of federal-aid highways, bridges, and tunnels on and off the National Highway System.

Specifically, the bill

  • allows states to use up to 15% of funds apportioned under the national highway performance program for projects to mitigate the risk of recurring damage or the cost of future repairs from extreme weather, flooding, and other natural disasters on infrastructure that is part of the National Highway System;
  • provides for a maximum federal cost-share of up to 100% for these projects; and
  • authorizes emergency relief funds to be used to pay for these projects, including raising roadway grades, deepening channels to prevent flooding, improving drainage, and stabilizing slopes.
]]> Resilient Highways Act of 2021 Display Title Resilient Highways Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 23, United States Code, to ensure that Federal-aid highways, bridges, and tunnels are more resilient, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Resilient Highways Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr3777ih/xml/BILLS-117hr3777ih.xml 2021-06-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.