Whereas Hurricane Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane near the Texas Gulf Coast late on August 25, 2017; Whereas it is very unlikely that there will be another tropical storm or hurricane named Harvey due to the extreme damage and devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey along the Gulf Coast; Whereas Hurricane Harvey dumped 21 trillion gallons of water on the State of Texas in a 4-day period, including 11 trillion gallons of water on Harris County, Texas, alone; Whereas 70 percent of Harris County was covered by at least 1.5 feet of water following Hurricane Harvey, flooding an estimated 136,000 structures; Whereas, as a result of Hurricane Harvey, relentless rain inundated homes, decimated roadways, and turned neighborhoods into unrecognizable lakes; Whereas, as of August 31, 2017, record flooding was observed as a result of Hurricane Harvey at a total of 19 river gauges of the National Weather Service; Whereas the flooding resulting from Hurricane Harvey is one of the worst disasters in United States history, causing economic and property damage in excess of $100 billion; Whereas the volume of water generated by Hurricane Harvey could fill the Astrodome more than 24,000 times and power Niagara Falls for 15 days; Whereas Hurricane Harvey claimed at least 60 lives, and caused 44 deaths in Houston, Texas, alone, including veteran police officer Sergeant Steve Perez, 60, who worked for 34 years with the Houston Police Department, the Saldivar family of 6 who perished while evacuating their home when their van plunged into Greens Bayou, and Alonso Guillen, a DREAMER who was born in Mexico but died in Houston when his boat capsized while rescuing survivors of Hurricane Harvey flooding; Whereas neither Houston nor any city in the Nation has ever experienced flooding of the magnitude caused by Hurricane Harvey; Whereas, during Hurricane Harvey, valiant emergency responders have been overextended and civilian volunteers have become a critical source of assistance in saving lives