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Introduced in House	Passed House	Introduced in Senate	Passed Senate	To President	Became Law
01/29/2020

Resilient Highways Act

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01/01/2111		Open
02/01/2020	Introduced in House	Open
01/29/2020	Introduced in House	Open
01/29/2020	Introduced in House	Open

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Name	From	Date	Type
Andy Kim	D-NJ	01/29/2020	Sponsor
Albio Sires	D-NJ	02/11/2020	Cosponsor
David Rouzer	R-NC	01/29/2020	Cosponsor
Chellie Pingree	D-	01/29/2020	Cosponsor
Scott Peters	D-CA	08/18/2020	Cosponsor
Jared Huffman	D-CA	02/07/2020	Cosponsor
Abby Finkenauer	D-IA	01/29/2020	Cosponsor

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Date	Branch	Action
01/30/2020	President	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.Action By: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
01/29/2020	President	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Action By: House of Representatives
01/29/2020	President	Introduced in HouseAction By: House of Representatives

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Summary
There is one summary for H.R.5700. View summaries Shown Here:Introduced in House (01/29/2020) Resilient Highways Act This bill addresses projects to increase the resiliency of federal-aid highways and bridges 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 removing debris from rivers, creeks, streams, and ditches, raising roadway grades, deepening channels to prevent flooding, improving drainage, and stabilizing slopes.
Shown Here:Introduced in House (01/29/2020) Resilient Highways Act This bill addresses projects to increase the resiliency of federal-aid highways and bridges 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 removing debris from rivers, creeks, streams, and ditches, raising roadway grades, deepening channels to prevent flooding, improving drainage, and stabilizing slopes.

Summary

There is one summary for H.R.5700. View summaries Shown Here:Introduced in House (01/29/2020) Resilient Highways Act This bill addresses projects to increase the resiliency of federal-aid highways and bridges 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 removing debris from rivers, creeks, streams, and ditches, raising roadway grades, deepening channels to prevent flooding, improving drainage, and stabilizing slopes.

Shown Here:Introduced in House (01/29/2020) Resilient Highways Act This bill addresses projects to increase the resiliency of federal-aid highways and bridges 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 removing debris from rivers, creeks, streams, and ditches, raising roadway grades, deepening channels to prevent flooding, improving drainage, and stabilizing slopes.

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Pingree) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo amend title 23, United States Code, to ensure that Federal-aid highways and bridges are more resilient, and for other purposes

Transportation
Pingree) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo amend title 23, United States Code, to ensure that Federal-aid highways and bridges are more resilient, and for other purposes

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