,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aeh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #ab1 #bjac   
,ms4 ,hahn 7for herself1 ,mrs4          
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mr4       
,sires1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4  
,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,ruppersberger1 ,mr4   
,farenthold1 ,ms4 ,linda ,t4 ,snchez of 
,california1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4      
,vargas1 and ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas7       
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure     
,,resolution  ,recognizing the          
importance of ports to the economy and  
national security of the ,united        
,states4  ,whereas ports play a vital   
role in the ,united ,states economy2    
,whereas ports impact lives in every    
,congressional ,district in the ,united 
,states by creating jobs1 economic      
growth1 and opportunity2 ,whereas the   
,united ,states is served by more than  
#cej commercial sea and river ports that
 support #c1bjj cargo and passenger     

handling facilities2 ,whereas each day1 
,united ,states ports move both imports 
and exports totaling some #c4h billion  
worth of goods through all #ej ,states  
and territories2 ,whereas deep-draft    
ports move #ii4d percent of overseas    
cargo volume by weight and #fd4a percent
 of trade by value2 ,whereas ports move 
#a4d billion tons worth of goods and    
generate #c4ie trillion in international
 trade2 ,whereas between #bjja and      
#bjbj1 total freight moved through      
,united ,states ports will increase by  
#ej percent2 ,whereas trucks and rail   
move goods across the ,united ,states   
and contribute to the national economy2 
,whereas more than #a billion tons of   
domestic goods are transported via water
 each year2 ,whereas ports generated    
#bc4c billion in ,united ,states ,custom
 duty1 accounting for #gj percent of all
 ,united ,states ,custom duties         
collected2 ,whereas international trade 
moving through ports accounts for #aa   
percent of the gross domestic product of

 the ,united ,states2 ,whereas port     
activity generates over #bjj billion in 
,federal1 ,state1 and local tax revenue2
 ,whereas ports support jobs for more   
than #ac4c million people in the ,united
 ,states nationwide2 ,whereas for every 
#a billion in exports shipped through   
ports1 #ae1jjj ,united ,states jobs are 
created2 ,whereas business activity     
related to seaports contributes #c4ae   
trillion to the ,united ,states economy2
 ,whereas the cruise line industry      
contributed #ce4he billion to the       
,united ,states economy and created     
nearly #ccj1jjj jobs in the ,united     
,states that generated #ae4b billion in 
wages in #bjaj2 ,whereas ,united ,states
 ports account for #ge percent of cruise
 embarkations worldwide2 and ,whereas   
#gi percent of cruise-related           
expenditures are made with businesses1  
including airlines1 travel agents1 and  
ship maintenance and refurbishers1      
throughout the ,united ,states3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   

,representatives--  7#a7 recognizes the 
importance of ports to the economy and  
national security of the ,united        
,states2  7#b7 urges the ,president1    
,federal officials1 and other relevant  
stakeholders to consider this importance
 in decisionmaking and promote policies 
that strengthen seaport-related         
infrastructure2  7#c7 affirms the       
longstanding ,federal partnership with  
ports as it relates to improvements to  
port-related infrastructure and its     
commitment to ensuring the safety of the
 ,united ,states ports and the          
communities in which they are located2  
and  7#d7 expresses its gratitude to the
 millions of men and women who work at  
ports across the ,united ,states4