IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 360 
Recognizing the important social and economic contributions and accomplish-
ments 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) sub-
mitted 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 ad-
dress these issues, including the Civilian Conservation 
Corps, Works Progress Administration, Public Works Ad-
ministration, Farm Securities Administration, National 
Youth Administration, Home Owners Loan Corporation, 
Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Rural Electric Ad-
ministration; 
Whereas these programs left behind a massive public works 
and architectural legacy; 
Whereas the United States continues to benefit from infra-
structure projects built as a result of the New Deal, in-
cluding numerous schools, hospitals, courthouses, librar-
ies, city halls, fire houses, housing, public health facili-
ties, 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 facili-
ties, including the Rincon Annex Post Office and Ala-
meda 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; Sky-
line 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, dis-
aster assistance, and medical, dental, and nursing pro-
grams; 
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, includ-
ing Social Security, the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
poration, 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 inequal-
ity, and the degradation of infrastructure and the envi-
ronment 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 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) recognizes the important social and eco-
nomic 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; 
(2) acknowledges the inventiveness, resourceful-
ness, and creativity of the administrators and work-
ers of the many New Deal programs; and 
(3) encourages the people of the United States 
to observe National New Deal week. 
Æ 
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