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H.R. 5700: Resilient Highways Act

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H.R. 5700: Resilient Highways Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-01-29 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-01-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Resilient Highways Act

Plain 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.

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Official text

Resilient Highways Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] · 6 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

David Rouzer (R-NC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] reported raising $1.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr5700 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116