Whereas, on August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey reached the shores of the United States and wreaked havoc on the States of Texas and Louisiana; Whereas, because of Hurricane Harvey, the President issued a major disaster declaration with respect to Texas on August 25, 2017, and with respect to Louisiana on August 28, 2017; Whereas Hurricane Harvey was directly responsible for the deaths of not less than 68 individuals in Texas; Whereas, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the estimate of the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey is $125,000,000,000; Whereas, according to the National Hurricane Center, during Hurricane Harvey— (1) Texas experienced as much as 60.58 inches of rain; (2) Louisiana experienced as much as 23.71 inches of rain; (3) more than 300,000 structures and as many as 500,000 cars flooded in southeastern Texas alone; (4) an estimated 336,000 customers lost power during Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana; and (5) an estimated 40,000 flood survivors were evacuated to, or took refuge in, shelters across Texas or Louisiana; Whereas, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as a result of Hurricane Harvey— (1) 41,5000 square miles of land mass in Texas were impacted; (2) more than 100,000 search and rescue missions were conducted across Texas by Federal, State, and local partners; (3) 12,000,000 cubic yards of storm debris were removed in Texas; (4) more than 200,000 single-family homes were flooded across the State of Texas, many of which were not in high-risk areas; (5) 294 shelters were opened in Texas, holding up to 42,399 survivors; and (6) approximately 82 volunteer organizations with a total of 91,391 volunteers operated in Texas to provide assistance in response to the storm; Whereas the Gulf Coast of Texas suffered sweeping economic losses due to closures of businesses and ports and interruptions in oil and gas production, trade, and tourism caused by Hurricane Harvey