[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1149 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1149

Commending Port Houston, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Project 
   11 partners for their work on expanding the Houston Ship Channel.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 31, 2022

 Ms. Garcia of Texas (for herself, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Fletcher, 
    Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Crenshaw, and Mr. Babin) submitted the 
     following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Commending Port Houston, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Project 
   11 partners for their work on expanding the Houston Ship Channel.

Whereas, in 1914, the Houston Ship Channel was officially opened by President 
        Woodrow Wilson as the deep water access point to the Gulf of Mexico with 
        a mission to create prosperity and to provide global access to the 
        world's cargo;
Whereas the Houston Ship Channel has grown to sustain over 1,000,000 jobs in 
        Texas and 3,200,000 jobs in the United States, creating economic 
        prosperity and opportunity for all;
Whereas 75 percent of the jobs created by the Houston Ship Channel are located 
        in disadvantaged communities, providing ladders of opportunity to 
        millions of individuals in the United States;
Whereas the cargo traversing the Houston Ship Channel touches every 
        congressional district in the United States and generates over 
        $803,000,000,000 in economic impact across the Nation;
Whereas expanding the Houston Ship Channel through Project 11 will create a 
        safer, faster, and cleaner channel for all users and enable the Port of 
        Houston to continue to lead the Nation as first among ports in the 
        United States in total tonnage, driving regional prosperity;
Whereas Project 11 is a pioneering approach for delivering this $1,000,000,000 
        project through Federal, local, and private partnerships and for rapidly 
        providing economic and environmental benefits to the communities of 
        Houston, demonstrating the collaborative power of the people of the 
        United States;
Whereas Project 11 will create hundreds of acres of bird islands, marshes, and 
        oyster reefs to protect and foster local ecosystems;
Whereas Project 11 is one of the cleanest projects Port Houston has initiated to 
        date and will reduce emissions through cleaner dredge equipment and 
        sustainable construction practices; and
Whereas, upon completion, Project 11 will enable the millions of people in the 
        United States who rely on the Houston Ship Channel to continue to 
        thrive: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives commends Port Houston, 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the countless project partners 
behind Project 11 for their commitment to bring forth this generation-
defining project.
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