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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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 14, 2019 

Mr. PAYNE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

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 longlived, 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; 


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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; 


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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 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) celebrates the dedication and contributions 

3 of the contractors and small business owners that 

4 will take part in future infrastructure projects across 

5 the Nation; 

6 (2) supports the goal of thoroughly drafting 

7 and expediently submitting a transportation and in8 frastructure plan to build the Nation’s roads; 

9 (3) commits to engaging diverse contractors in 

10 future infrastructure projects; and 

11 (4) calls upon the people of the United States 

12 to observe Infrastructure Week with appropriate ad13 vocacy, programs, and activities. 

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