H.Res. 608

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 608 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 608

Recognizing the importance of the Interstate Highway System and 
supporting the development of an interstate through southern Ohio.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 23, 2025

Mr. Taylor submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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RESOLUTION

Recognizing the importance of the Interstate Highway System and 
supporting the development of an interstate through southern Ohio.

Whereas, on June 29, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid 
Highway Act of 1956 to establish a 41,000-mile National System of 
Interstate and Defense Highways, known as the Interstate Highway System;
Whereas, in 2025, this web of superhighways, now spanning a total of 46,876 
miles throughout the United States, has had a powerful and positive 
impact on our national life;
Whereas the Interstate Highway System has proven vital in transporting people 
and goods from one region to another speedily and safely;
Whereas the Interstate Highway System has brought communities throughout the 
United States closer together and kept us connected to one another, as 
well as the larger world;
Whereas the Interstate Highway System remains one of our country's paramount 
assets as well as a symbol of human ingenuity and freedom;
Whereas the Interstate Highway System is vital to our national security by 
ensuring quick transportation for our military, equipment, and critical 
resources;
Whereas the Interstate Highway System has facilitated trade both within our 
national borders and globally, and helped create unprecedented economic 
expansion and opportunities for millions of Americans;
Whereas many areas in Appalachia, including in southern Ohio, have faced 
economic hardships over recent decades, an interstate could increase 
economic opportunities for Appalachian communities;
Whereas the development of an interstate through southern Ohio could go directly 
past the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Pike County, Ohio;
Whereas the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant and personnel were an integral 
part of the United States nuclear deterrent during the Cold War;
Whereas the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant is now being redeveloped, 
restored, and reopened for businesses, some of which have already 
started production at the site;
Whereas an American company has started enriching uranium on site, which allows 
for the United States to become more energy independent and strengthens 
national security;
Whereas a leading defense technology company is building an advanced 
manufacturing facility south of Columbus, Ohio, as well;
Whereas these sites, and the entire southern Ohio region, could greatly benefit 
from an interstate going south from Columbus, Ohio; and
Whereas Ohio legislators have already supported a resolution to study a future 
interstate through the region to improve connectivity, safety, and 
economic growth in the State: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) recognizes the importance of the Interstate Highway 
System;
(2) recognizes the economic boost and increased national 
security that an interstate could provide to a region; and
(3) supports the planning, designing, and development of an 
interstate in southern Ohio going south from Columbus, Ohio.
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