U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced today that his effort to secure critical funding for the USDA Sugarcane Research Unit (SRU) in Schriever, Louisiana, has cleared an important first hurdle. Graves’ $5 million for the SRU is included in the FY2025 Agriculture Appropriations bill, which the House will take up in July. Including this $5 million, Graves has secured $24 million... Read More »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced today that his request for key funding for emergency operations centers (EOCs) in South Louisiana has been included in the FY2025 Homeland Security Appropriations bill. The funding legislation – slated to be voted on in the House later this month – includes Graves’ request for $3 million for capability improvements and technology updates t... Read More »
U.S. Congressmen Garret Graves (South Louisiana) and Jared Moskowitz (Florida) introduced legislation today that would enhance the flexibility and efficiency of disaster recovery efforts. The bill would allow Governors to request lump sum payments for natural disaster recovery if the estimated damages are less than $10 million, giving states greater autonomy in managing small-scale disasters while... Read More »
Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) issued the following statement on the New York verdict against President Donald Trump: “Today is as sad as it is bewildering. There is nothing just or accountable achieved by this DA, judge or jury. “Every American should be concerned about the actions of this New York court today. In short, New York has just perfected what you would normally see by auth... Read More »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) highlights the Biden Administration’s flawed implementation of historic law changes designed to streamline permitting for infrastructure. Testimony during the hearing before the House Committee on Natural Resources affirmed the bi-partisan and bi-cameral opposition to the White House’s new environmental review rules. The Committee heard testimony fr... Read More »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced that H.R. 3935, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 is headed to the president’s desk to become law. Graves serves as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation and oversaw the bill’s creation. “This is a big win for Louisiana, airplane passengers and the future of our country’s aerospace system,” said Congressman Graves. “The FAA Reauth... Read More »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) approved all 64 Louisiana parishes for the Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) for the restoration and rehabilitation of private forest lands impacted by the adverse effects of natural disasters and extreme weather events. “Last year’s drought parched Louisian... Read More »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced the passage of H.R. 7659, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024 in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill provides vital resources required to maintain the operations and critical missions of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and includes several key priorities championed by Graves to protect our nation. “The Gulf of Mexico is ... Read More »
U.S. Congressmen Garret Graves (South Louisiana), Seth Moulton (Massachusetts), and Gabe Amo (Rhode Island) have introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate June 9, 2024 as “Veterans Get Outside Day” for the second consecutive year. “Veterans Get Outside Day is all about encouraging our Veterans to explore the great outdoors among their peers and community members – whether that’s hiking, biki... Read More »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced the following key Louisiana projects received funding that will address our dredging, levee, flood protection and infrastructure priorities. The work plan is the regular release of how the Army Corps will be funding its projects, after the passage of the annual congressional spending bill. Nearly $600 million in investment in Louisiana wat... Read More »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves announced the winners of the Louisiana 6th Congressional District Art Competition. Winning first place was Lucy Murphy, a student at Vandebilt Catholic High School. Her artwork, “York Minster,” will be showcased in the corridor leading to the U.S. Capitol building for the next year. Murphy’s artwork also won Graves’ annual “Facebook Favorite” contest. Each spring, th... Read More »
U.S. Congressmen Garret Graves (Louisiana) and Troy Carter (Louisiana) announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish (ELAP) funding to crawfish producers in Louisiana affected by last year’s drought. Graves and Carter led a formal request in February 2024 to the USDA, laying out the authority that Congress ... Read More »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) and U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (West Virginia) and Dan Sullivan (Alaska) announced today their plans to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the NEPA Phase II Final Rule. “The NEPA Phase II rule is a blatant violation of the actual bipartisan agreement that we negotiated and President Biden signed into law last... Read More »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) issued the following statement in response to the White House Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) announcement of a final National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rule: “The new NEPA rule undeniably violates the bipartisan agreement that President Biden signed into law last year,” said Graves. “It is completely misguided and further complicates... Read More »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) called on U.S. Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough to reverse course in response to the VA’s notification that they will not proceed with Baton Rouge VA Outpatient Clinic expansion efforts due to “unexpected” cost escalations. Graves authored legislation to allow for the VA to expand Veteran care in the Capital Region in the Sergeant Fir... Read More »
