# 116-hr-5700: Resilient Highways Act

116-hr-5700, Resilient Highways Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5700
- Congress: 116
- Title: Resilient Highways Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Introduced: 2020-01-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1754: Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
- 116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5700 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5700)

## Related
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1754: Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1754)
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
- [116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1044)
- [116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-943)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5700 (as of 2025-11-18).