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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 360 

Recognizing the important social and economic contributions and accomplishments of the New Deal to our Nation on the 75th anniversary of 

legislation establishing the initial New Deal social and public works 

programs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 21, 2008 

Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. GRIJALVA, and Mr. COHEN) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the important social and economic contributions 

and accomplishments of the New Deal to our Nation 

on the 75th anniversary of legislation establishing the 

initial New Deal social and public works programs. 

Whereas this year marks the 75th anniversary of the ‘‘First 

Hundred Days’’, from March 4, 1933, to June 16, 1933, 

which was an unprecedented period of legislative action 

that engendered the programs that constituted the New 

Deal; 

Whereas the New Deal was a set of programs and policies 

with the purpose of promoting economic recovery, as well 

as social and financial reform, during a time of severe 


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economic and social distress due to conditions created by 

the Great Depression; 

Whereas the New Deal established Federal programs to address these issues, including the Civilian Conservation 

Corps, Works Progress Administration, Public Works Administration, Farm Securities Administration, National 

Youth Administration, Home Owners Loan Corporation, 

Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Rural Electric Administration; 

Whereas these programs left behind a massive public works 

and architectural legacy; 

Whereas the United States continues to benefit from infrastructure projects built as a result of the New Deal, including numerous schools, hospitals, courthouses, libraries, city halls, fire houses, housing, public health facilities, roads, bridges, airports, sewer and water systems, 

flood control projects, dams, trails, parks, playgrounds, 

and zoos; 

Whereas these infrastructure projects employed millions of 

individuals who planted more than 3,000,000,000 trees 

and constructed or repaired 650,000 miles of public 

roads, 125,000 public buildings, 75,000 bridges, 8,000 

parks, 800 airports, and a number of sewage disposal 

plants; 

Whereas the income from the millions of jobs created by the 

New Deal lifted many people out of poverty and provided 

stability to every sector of the American economy; 

Whereas these programs built renowned structures and facilities, including the Rincon Annex Post Office and Alameda County Courthouse in California; the Timberline 

Lodge in Mt. Hood, Oregon; the Grand Coulee Dam in 


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Washington; the Fort Peck Dam in Montana; the Norris 

Dam in Tennessee; Greenbelt towns in Maryland, Ohio, 

and Wisconsin; Red Rocks Ampitheatre in Colorado; Skyline Drive in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia; and 

airports in New York City, Chicago, and the District of 

Columbia; 

Whereas the Federal programs of the New Deal included 

projects for art, forest and soil conservation, distribution 

of food and clothing, education, historical surveys, library 

and book repair, music, recreation, writing, theater, disaster assistance, and medical, dental, and nursing programs; 

Whereas the many cultural programs of the New Deal 

catalogued and supported the development of distinctive 

American art and oral histories, and further established 

the arts as a central and beneficial element of American 

society; 

Whereas the New Deal created important institutions, including Social Security, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities Exchange Commission, and the 

National Labor Relations Board; 

Whereas the New Deal illustrates the ability of the Federal 

Government to act as a positive and instrumental force 

for change in addressing social and economic crises for 

the benefit of all people in the United States; 

Whereas the current economic crisis, growing income inequality, and the degradation of infrastructure and the environment elicit the need for programs similar to the New 

Deal, both in spirit and substance; and 

Whereas June 15, 2008, through June 21, 2008, would be 

an appropriate week for the observance of National New 


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Deal Week to promote recognition and appreciation for 

the New Deal and its legacy: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) recognizes the important social and eco4 nomic contributions and accomplishments of the 

5 New Deal to our Nation on the 75th anniversary of 

6 legislation establishing the initial New Deal social 

7 and public works programs; 

8 (2) acknowledges the inventiveness, resourceful9 ness, and creativity of the administrators and work10 ers of the many New Deal programs; and 

11 (3) encourages the people of the United States 

12 to observe National New Deal week. 

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