HR 5700
116th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Air quality
Atmospheric science and weather
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Floods and storm protection
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Natural disasters
Performance measurement
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Resilient Highways Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 30, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jan 29, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 29, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Committees of jurisdiction
2