[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 380 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 380

 Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 13 through 
                 May 20, 2019, as Infrastructure Week.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 2019

Mr. Payne submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 13 through 
                 May 20, 2019, as Infrastructure Week.

Whereas the term ``infrastructure'' generally refers to long-lived, capital-
        intensive systems and facilities, such as freight and passenger 
        highways, aviation, railroads, water resources development, and 
        telecommunications systems and facilities;
Whereas according to business, labor, and local-elected officials, to address 
        the backlog of unmet capital investment needs, our current needs, and to 
        prepare the Nation's roads, bridges, and transit systems for increased 
        usage in the decades ahead, we must increase infrastructure investment 
        by $2 trillion by 2025;
Whereas every $1 invested in infrastructure generates $3.70 in economic growth;
Whereas Amtrak's Northeast Corridor is the busiest rail line in North America, 
        with approximately 2,200 Amtrak, commuter, and freight trains operating 
        in the Corridor daily;
Whereas without infrastructure investment, 30 percent of rail miles in primary 
        corridors will be operating above capacity by 2035, causing severe 
        congestion that will affect every region of the United States and 
        potentially shift freight to the Nation's already heavily congested 
        highway system;
Whereas highway congestion adds nearly $75 billion to the cost of freight 
        transportation annually;
Whereas the cost of bringing the Nation's rail transit and bus systems into a 
        state of good repair is estimated at $90 billion;
Whereas 44 percent of major roadways are in poor or mediocre condition, costing 
        the average driver $533 each year in repairs;
Whereas according to its most recent Clean Watersheds Needs Survey, the 
        Environmental Protection Agency reports that the total capital cost of 
        meeting the Nation's wastewater and stormwater treatment needs over the 
        next 25 years is $271 billion;
Whereas over $200 billion in economic activity can be generated by closing the 
        water infrastructure gap;
Whereas United States airports support more than 9.6 million jobs;
Whereas United States airports have an estimated $100 billion in infrastructure 
        investment need through 2021 to accommodate passenger and cargo growth;
Whereas, by 2025, the projected shortfall in United States airport 
        infrastructure investment may cause the loss of nearly 257,000 jobs and 
        $337 billion in lost gross domestic product (GDP);
Whereas every billion dollars in Federal investment in infrastructure supports 
        13,000 American jobs, and these jobs on average pay 30 percent more than 
        comparable occupations;
Whereas, in 2018, 77 percent of State and local infrastructure ballot measures 
        were approved by votes; and
Whereas the week of May 13 through May 20, 2019, is an appropriate week to 
        designate as Infrastructure Week: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) celebrates the dedication and contributions of the 
        contractors and small business owners that will take part in 
        future infrastructure projects across the Nation;
            (2) supports the goal of thoroughly drafting and 
        expediently submitting a transportation and infrastructure plan 
        to build the Nation's roads;
            (3) commits to engaging diverse contractors in future 
        infrastructure projects; and
            (4) calls upon the people of the United States to observe 
        Infrastructure Week with appropriate advocacy, programs, and 
        activities.
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