Supporting efforts to enact a bold jobs and infrastructure package that benefits all Americans, not just billionaires.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 36 Supporting efforts to enact a bold jobs and infrastructure package that benefits all Americans, not just billionaires. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 25, 2019 Mr. TED LIEU of California (for himself, Mr. CRIST, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. BASS, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CLAY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. COURTNEY, Mrs. CRAIG, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. DEAN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. FRANKEL, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. HILL of California, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KHANNA, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. MENG, Ms. MOORE, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PIN- GREE, Mr. POCAN, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. RASKIN, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RYAN, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. TAKANO, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. VELA, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. WELCH, Ms. WILSON of Florida, and Mr. YARMUTH) submitted the fol- lowing concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:59 Apr 25, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\HC36.IH HC36 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HCON 36 IH CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Supporting efforts to enact a bold jobs and infrastructure package that benefits all Americans, not just billionaires. Whereas the Nation’s crumbling roads, bridges, and schools, unsafe drinking water facilities, and outdated energy sys- tems are in need of major transformation, and a plan is needed to rebuild the Nation and create millions of good jobs; Whereas the Nation’s taxpayers should not subsidize billion- aires and Wall Street banks that will profit from privatizing roads, bridges, drinking water and sanitation systems, and utilities; Whereas any investment in the Nation’s roads and bridges must support the repair and rehabilitation of existing as- sets, improve resilience to more extreme weather, and support targeted expansions to reduce congestion, im- prove air quality, and enable job growth; Whereas the Nation must ensure that every child who attends a public school has safe facilities that contribute to a high-quality education, and therefore the Nation must in- vest to construct, renovate, repair, and modernize its schools; Whereas direct public investment in the United States public transportation network can meet the Nation’s infrastruc- ture needs without selling off roads and bridges to pri- vate investors and foreign entities; Whereas any clean water initiative must prioritize investment in communities most in need, ensure safe drinking water for millions of Americans, and protect the Nation’s riv- ers, lakes, and oceans; VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:59 Apr 25, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HC36.IH HC36 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HCON 36 IH Whereas any public investment in high-speed internet facili- ties must ensure that this increasingly essential resource is available to all Americans through direct funding, tax credits for low-income workers, and investments in broadband to promote economic development, public safe- ty, and a vibrant quality of life; Whereas any investments made to update Federal Aviation Administration facilities and United States ports, water- ways, dams, and levees should ensure that these entities remain public, improve security, and facilitate commerce; Whereas public investment to repair and upgrade the more than 1,800 Veterans Affairs facilities is critical to ensure that every veteran has access to quality institutions and state-of-the-art treatment; Whereas any investment plan should prioritize creating mil- lions of living-wage jobs for struggling communities and especially for people of color, women, and individuals in high-poverty areas; Whereas any public investment in Federal funding to public lands should be directed through Federal land manage- ment agencies that would strengthen the Nation’s out- door industry and ensure that public lands are widely en- joyed by Americans for generations to come and are not sold off to private entities or foreign governments; Whereas true public investment also includes investment in Tribal transportation, Indian Health Service facilities, and Bureau of Indian Education schools to promote job creation in Indian country where community members have had to make do with substandard services for gen- erations; VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:59 Apr 25, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HC36.IH HC36 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HCON 36 IH Whereas public investment should aim to build resilient com- munities and infrastructure protection to ensure that the Nation’s infrastructure can withstand cyber attacks, physical attacks, and the extreme weather events caused by climate change; Whereas a genuine infrastructure agenda should not sell or lease roads, water systems, or other essential infrastruc- ture facilities, resulting in new tolls and user fees on working families; Whereas we cannot leave essential rural infrastructure in dis- repair simply because it would not generate profits for private investors; Whereas public investment to repair and upgrade the Na- tion’s public housing and assisted housing stock is critical to address the Nation’s dire rental and affordable hous- ing crisis; Whereas government spending on infrastructure as a share of the economy has fallen to a 2-decade low, and yet for every $1 in government investment the Nation’s economy would gain $1.70 back through greater employment and efficiency; and Whereas in its 2017 Infrastructure Report Card, the Amer- ican Society of Civil Engineers estimates approximately $4.6 trillion in infrastructure needs over 10 years, of which $2.06 trillion does not have funding: Now, there- fore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 1 concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that any in- 2 frastructure plan passed by Congress must— 3 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:59 Apr 25, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HC36.IH HC36 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •HCON 36 IH (1) invest in creating millions of new jobs 1 through investments in roads, bridges, and 21st cen- 2 tury projects; 3 (2) prioritize public investment over corporate 4 giveaways and selling off public goods; 5 (3) ensure that direct public investment, with- 6 out reliance on private investors, provides the over- 7 whelming majority of the funding for infrastructure 8 improvement, so that public investments advance the 9 public good; 10 (4) prioritize racial and gender equity and envi- 11 ronmental justice; 12 (5) embrace 21st century clean energy jobs, in- 13 cluding expanding solar and wind power, promoting 14 energy efficiency, and modernizing the energy grid, 15 while avoiding support for projects that promote fos- 16 sil fuel use and hasten the disastrous effects of cli- 17 mate change; 18 (6) include expanded Buy America provisions, 19 protect and encourage the use of project labor agree- 20 ments, require the use of Davis-Bacon prevailing 21 wage standards, include strong local-hiring and vet- 22 eran-hiring requirements, ensure racial and gender 23 equity in hiring, and guarantee that disadvantaged 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:59 Apr 25, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HC36.IH HC36 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 6 •HCON 36 IH communities most in need, including both urban and 1 rural communities, receive priority; 2 (7) ensure the wealthiest Americans and profit- 3 able corporations who reap the greatest economic 4 benefit from public goods pay what they owe and 5 pay their fair share for key investments moving for- 6 ward; 7 (8) ensure that investments are not paid for at 8 the expense of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, 9 or any other vital program; 10 (9) not weaken or repeal existing laws or rules 11 protecting the air, water, or environment, transpor- 12 tation safety, civil rights, worker safety, prevailing 13 wage standards, or minority contractor provisions; 14 and 15 (10) prioritize resilient infrastructure that can 16 withstand natural disasters, as well as physical and 17 cyber attacks. 18 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:59 Apr 25, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HC36.IH HC36 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS