IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 330 
Commending Volkert, Inc. on the occasion of its 100th anniversary and 
its century of service to the State of Alabama and the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2025 
Mr. MOORE of Alabama (for himself, Mr. FIGURES, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. 
STRONG, Mr. PALMER, Mr. ADERHOLT, and Mr. ROGERS of Alabama) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Commending Volkert, Inc. on the occasion of its 100th anni-
versary and its century of service to the State of Ala-
bama and the United States. 
Whereas Volkert, Inc. was founded in 1925 and chartered ‘‘to 
act as Civil Engineers in all capacities’’; 
Whereas Volkert, Inc. established an office in Mobile, Ala-
bama, in 1926, after being selected to develop the bridges 
of the Mobile Bay Causeway; 
Whereas Volkert, Inc. played an integral role in the Mis-
sissippi River and Tributaries Project, following the 
Great Mississippi Flood of 1927; 
Whereas, during World War II, Volkert, Inc. expanded the 
Alabama State Docks and developed dry docks for Lib-
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erty Ships in support of the war effort’s supply and logis-
tics; 
Whereas Volkert, Inc. partnered with the Waterman Steam-
ship Company to expand the Port of Mobile and later be-
came part of the Waterman Steamship Company under 
the leadership of David Volkert, an engineer and World 
War II test pilot; 
Whereas, in 1946, Volkert, Inc. established its corporate 
headquarters in Mobile, Alabama, and in 1954, was ac-
quired by David Volkert, who renamed the company in 
1963; 
Whereas Volkert, Inc. contributed to the early development of 
the National Interstate Highway System; 
Whereas Volkert, Inc. designed the world’s longest bridge 
over water at the time, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway 
in Louisiana, which opened in 1969; 
Whereas Volkert, Inc. established an employee stock owner-
ship plan, making the company 100 percent employee- 
owned; 
Whereas Volkert, Inc. designed the Interstate 10 Twin 
Bridges, the Mobile Bayway, which opened in 1978; 
Whereas Volkert, Inc. designed Interstate 565, connecting 
Huntsville, Alabama to the interstate system, which 
opened in 1991; 
Whereas Volkert, Inc. led the development of Alabama’s only 
cable-stay bridge, the Cochrane Africatown Bridge in Mo-
bile, Alabama, which opened in 1992; 
Whereas Volkert, Inc. worked to preserve the USS Alabama 
and USS Drum in Battleship Memorial Park, which is 
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Alabama’s most visited attraction and a National His-
toric Landmark; 
Whereas Volkert, Inc. designed the restoration of Alabama’s 
gulf coast at Bayou La Batre, following the catastrophic 
Hurricane Katrina; 
Whereas Volkert, Inc. designed major infrastructure projects, 
including the interchange of Interstate 22 and Interstate 
65 and the renewal of Interstate 59 in Birmingham, 2 
of the largest transportation projects in the history of 
Alabama; 
Whereas Volkert, Inc. has been inducted into the Alabama 
Engineering Hall of Fame, along with 3 of its leaders 
and 8 of its projects; 
Whereas Volkert, Inc. continues to be headquartered in Mo-
bile, Alabama, with over 1,500 employee owners in 60 of-
fices across 25 States, including over 250 Alabamians; 
Whereas Volkert, Inc. has consistently ranked among the top 
100 engineering firms in the United States; and 
Whereas Volkert, Inc. celebrated the 100th anniversary of its 
founding on February 4, 2025: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends Volkert, Inc. on the occasion of 
its 100th anniversary and its century of service to 
the State of Alabama and the United States; 
(2) recognizes Volkert, Inc. for its significant 
contributions to engineering, infrastructure, and eco-
nomic development; and 
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(3) respectfully requests that the Clerk of the 
House transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution 
to— 
(A) the Chief Executive Officer and Chair-
man of the Board of Volkert, Inc., Mr. Thomas 
Hand; and 
(B) the President and Chief Operating Of-
ficer of Volkert, Inc., Mr. Leon Barkan. 
Æ 
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