To improve fisheries management across the country, U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) led a bipartisan, bicameral contingent of lawmakers in requesting that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) modernize the data used by Read more…
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, led 32 of the committee’s Republicans in opposing the California Air Resource Board’s (CARB’s) authorization request to set new emissions standards on railroad operations. “Railroads are Read more…
Shrimp imports into the United States from India must immediately stop, says U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA). “American shrimpers follow all the rules to keep our health and fisheries safe, and wild, healthy American shrimp are being boxed out of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) said he secured $575 million in funding for two critical flood mitigation projects in Louisiana as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 that passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday. Graves’ provisions Read more…
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide emergency federal funding to Louisiana crawfish producers, who “suffered immensely” from adverse weather during 2023. “We’re going to have to pass around collection plates at our Read more…
A bipartisan, bicameral resolution offered by U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) would support the contributions of Catholic schools in the United States and celebrate the 50th annual National Catholic Schools Week. “As a proud graduate of Catholic grade school, high Read more…
The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee recently marked up and approved clean water permitting legislation that includes amendments offered by U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA). The T&I Committee on Jan. 31 passed the Creating Confidence in Clean Water Read more…
The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Jan. 31 adopted a bipartisan amendment offered by U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) that would finally provide rebuilding funds to 2016 Louisiana flood victims. “We promised the remaining 2016 flood victims that Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Jan. 18 unveiled a bicameral resolution that would designate Jan. 21-27 as National School Choice Week. “Students and their parents deserve the ability to choose the best education Read more…
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) on Dec. 14 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to assess certain offshore oil and gas platforms and pipelines for potential use as artificial reefs. Read more…
With both chambers having now approved a bipartisan bill offered by U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) that would modify provisions regarding the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, commonly referred to as the duck stamp, the measure is headed to Read more…
Bipartisan disaster relief legislation recently offered by U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) would make federal recovery funds immediately available to states following a major disaster. “The legislation will expedite recovery by pushing predictable federal dollars toward our impacted communities immediately Read more…
The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee recently approved legislation led by U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) that aims to restore America’s energy independence. The bill now heads to the full U.S. House of Representatives for consideration. “The Biden administration keeps Read more…
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) on Oct. 26 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would help flood victims by extending the waiver of duplicate benefits limitation for certain payments to individuals in the event of a major disaster. “The federal government Read more…
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would be established as a cabinet-level federal agency under a bipartisan bill introduced on Sept. 20 by U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA). “When a disaster threatens, we need action not bureaucracy. Having FEMA buried Read more…
To restrict the sale in America of unsafe, illegally produced shrimp, U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) recently proposed a bipartisan bill that would provide funding to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure that shrimp are free of Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on July 20 voted 351-69 to approve a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) to reauthorize both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) through fiscal year Read more…
With the goal of increasing highway safety and lowering car insurance rates, U.S. Reps. Garret Graves (R-LA) and Mike Bost (R-IL) are cosponsoring bipartisan legislation that would make the intentional cause of a motor vehicle collision a federal crime. “Our Read more…
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) on June 9 led fellow members of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to propose a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize and reform the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the next five years. The Read more…
Last week the U.S. Senate passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) to designate June 10 as “Veterans Get Outside Day” to support veterans struggling with mental health issues. “We owe it to the men and women Read more…
Waterfowl hunters would have access to a permanent, federal electronic duck stamp that would be valid for the entirety of each hunting season under bipartisan legislation recently led by U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA). “We’re not ducking the question on Read more…
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would bolster America’s traffic management and planning to help save lives, manage traffic congestion, reduce emissions, improve freight and supply chain efficiencies, integrate traffic management systems, provide better travel information, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) on Tuesday signed on as the lead original cosponsor of legislation that would authorize the president to provide faster disaster assistance to states and Native American Indian tribes under a major disaster recovery program. “Everyone Read more…
U.S. Reps. Pete Stauber (R-MN) and U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) recently introduced legislation to restart onshore and offshore oil, gas, and coal leasing, streamline permitting for energy infrastructure, and ensure transparency in energy development on federal lands. “When passed, Read more…
Bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) that aims to protect retirees’ Social Security payments continues to gain support and as of Feb. 7 had garnered 139 congressional cosponsors. The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, H.R. 82, Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined 41 of their Republican colleagues in the Senate, in addition to almost 130 GOP members in the U.S. House of Representatives, in filing amicus briefs on Friday with the Supreme Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) kicked off the new session of Congress by introducing 10 bills focused on his priorities, including balancing the federal budget, protecting the local environment, promoting innovations in health care, and supporting law enforcement, among others. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN) on Monday led more than a dozen of his Republican colleagues in proposing legislation that would improve the permitting process for mining on federal lands. “Our country, including my northern Minnesota district, is blessed with Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) recently joined fellow members of Congress to sign a discharge petition to force a vote on a broadly supported bipartisan bill that would ensure America’s first responders and teachers receive their full Social Security benefits. Read more…
President Joe Biden recently signed into law bipartisan legislation cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) to help disaster-affected areas recover more quickly. “This is big news for Louisiana. Our bill that was signed into law is going to cut Read more…
Federal funding authorized by Congress earlier this year for the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office (EBRSO) to purchase a Rapid DNA test system that would help the office meet a record-setting increase in violent crime must be awarded as Read more…
The Biden administration must continue to prioritize America’s sugarcane farmers over foreign sugar suppliers, according to U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA). “Agriculture is a critical part of Louisiana’s economy and sugarcane in particular results in $3 billion annually in economic Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) on Sept. 30 sponsored a discharge petition signed by almost two dozen of his colleagues on both sides of the aisle that would force a vote on his bipartisan bill, the Social Security Fairness Act Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Sept. 27 unanimously approved a bill introduced by U.S. Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO) and Garret Graves (R-LA) and U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) to incentivize the faster completion of federally financed airport construction projects. The bill Read more…
Short- and long-term housing solutions for disaster-affected residents, police and emergency responders would be improved under a bipartisan bill recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA). “We need a disaster recovery system that looks like it was designed on Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) led more than 60 Republican lawmakers in requesting that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) help solve the nationwide shortage of qualified drivers holding commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) in the motor fuels distribution industry. “The Read more…
The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently approved an amendment sponsored by U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) to his bipartisan bill that seeks to provide federal relief to the remaining Duplications of Benefits (DoB) victims of the historic 2016 Read more…
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) led the introduction of a bipartisan bill that would permit National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders to elect to have previous premium rates remain in effect until the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) implements its Read more…
With more than 4,600 permits to drill still pending at the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) recently introduced a bill that aims to hold the Biden administration accountable for the delays in the domestic energy Read more…
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) wants to ensure that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) directly provides disaster relief funds to more than one Louisiana parish impacted by hurricanes and flooding. “HUD has introduced new criteria that Read more…
Bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) to facilitate collaboration between federal agencies and the civil aviation industry on developing advanced air mobility (AAM) policies received U.S. Senate approval on March 23. “Passing this legislation in the Senate Read more…
Several bipartisan provisions offered by U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) successfully made it into the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 during the March 2 markup of the bill by the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Specifically, Rep. Graves’ Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) last week sponsored bicameral, bipartisan legislation that aims to give equal support to American-flagged vessels working on offshore energy activities in homeland waters with their foreign-flagged counterparts. “U.S. and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) recently proposed bipartisan legislation that would prohibit certain federal grants from being used to buy Chinese-manufactured unmanned aircraft systems — also known as drones. “It’s our job to ensure that as we use taxpayer funds Read more…
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) recently urged the Biden administration to declare a Fishery Disaster Determination that would provide targeted relief to one of Louisiana’s most impacted sectors and help both commercial and recreational fishers begin to recover from myriad Read more…
U.S. Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT), Deb Fischer (R-NE), and Mitt Romney (R-UT) this week introduced a Republican-led bill that would allow pregnant moms to claim the Child Tax Credit for their unborn children. “Expecting parents begin providing and preparing for Read more…
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) and several of his GOP colleagues recently called on the Biden administration to reconsider its proposed rule to suspend finalized regulations that authorize the safe transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by freight rail. Rep. Read more…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted outside its congressionally authorized authority by issuing overreaching rules that attempt to transform the nation’s power sector through emissions regulations under the Clean Air Act, according to an amicus curiae brief filed in Read more…
Newly introduced bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) aims to lower motor vehicle insurance rates for drivers in his home state of Louisiana and across the United States by deterring fake car accidents. “Louisiana drivers pay some Read more…
U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) led his Republican committee colleagues in urging the Biden administration to halt regulatory actions that could kill infrastructure projects. “Although the administration is handing out an unprecedented amount Read more…