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(Washington, DC)--On Thursday, May 12, 2016, Reps. Al Green (TX-9) and Gene Green (TX-29) will host a Special Order Session of the House of Representatives to discuss the 2016 Tax Day Floods. They will also be discussing their bipartisan legislation, H.R. 5025, which would appropriate $311 million for flood control construction projects in the Houston area. The funds would help mitigate damages from future floods. Currently, it is estimated that the 2016 Tax Day Floods have caused billions of dollars in damages.

(Washington, DC)--On Wednesday, April 27, 2016, Congressmen Al Green (TX-9) and Gene Green (TX-29) will host a Special Order Session of the House of Representatives to discuss the 2016 Tax Day Floods. They will also be discussing their legislation, H.R. 5025, which would appropriate $311 million for Army Corps flood control construction projects in the Houston area. The funds would help mitigate damages from future floods. Currently, it is estimated that the 2016 Tax Day Floods have caused billions of dollars in damages.

(Houston, TX)—On Thursday, April 21, 2016, Congressmen Al Green (TX-09) and Gene Green (TX-29) introduced H.R. 5025, the 2016 Tax Day Floods Supplemental Funding Act, which would appropriate $311 million for  flood control construction projects in the Houston area. The legislation would fund the projects using supplemental appropriations until 2026, and return any funds not used on these projects to the U.S. Treasury.

(Washington, DC)—On Tuesday, April 19, 2016, Congressmen Al Green (TX-09) and Gene Green (TX-29) in a letter to President Obama formally requested that he issue a disaster declaration for Harris County and the Houston area due to the extensive flooding, loss of life, and loss of power the area has experienced. On April 18, 2016, Governor Greg Abbott formally declared a state of emergency in the Houston area as well as other areas.