To amend section 125 of title 23, United States Code, to require that a project for the permanent repair or reconstruction of a repeatedly damaged facility includes feasible and economically justifiable improvements to increase the resilience of such facility, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 18, 2021

This bill revises the emergency relief program of the Department of Transportation to require that a project for the permanent repair or construction of a repeatedly damaged facility includes feasible and economically justifiable betterments (including protective features) to increase the resiliency of such facility. The emergency relief program provides funds for emergency and permanent repairs on federal-aid highways and roads that have suffered serious damage because of a natural disaster or catastrophic failure from an external cause.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] · D–KS

Committees

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

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Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]

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May 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 18, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 18, 2021
Introduced in House
May 18, 2021
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.R.3298, 117th Congress: To amend section 125 of title 23, United States Code, to require that a project for the permanent repair or reconstruction of a repeatedly damaged facility includes feasible and economically justifiable improvements to increase the resilience of such facility, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3298

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2021-05-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr3298/BILLS-117hr3298ih.htm

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Analyze H.R.3298 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.R.3298, 117th Congress: To amend section 125 of title 23, United States Code, to require that a project for the permanent repair or reconstruction of a repeatedly damaged facility includes feasible and economically justifiable improvements to increase the resilience of such facility, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3298

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2021-05-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr3298/BILLS-117hr3298ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:05:42Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.R.3298, 117th Congress: To amend section 125 of title 23, United States Code, to require that a project for the permanent repair or reconstruction of a repeatedly damaged facility includes feasible and economically justifiable improvements to increase the resilience of such facility, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3298

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2021-05-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr3298/BILLS-117hr3298ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:05:42Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.3298, 117th Congress: To amend section 125 of title 23, United States Code, to require that a project for the permanent repair or reconstruction of a repeatedly damaged facility includes feasible and economically justifiable improvements to increase the resilience of such facility, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3298

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2021-05-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr3298/BILLS-117hr3298ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:05:42Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.3298 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.