Press Releases

U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) today announced that 119 of their colleagues — both Democrats and Republicans — signed their discharge petition for the Social Security Fairness Act on the same day that the pair filed the petition. The lawmakers are already more than halfway to securing the 218 signatures required to force a vote in the U.S.… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA), co-author of H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, made the following statement in response to the $195.6 billion Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate of future Social Security graft at the expense of public service retirees. “The CBO has confirmed: if H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, is not signed into law this year, $195.6… Read more »

U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) today officially filed a discharge petition and are building support to force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on their bipartisan legislation to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Graves and Spanberger filed a discharge petition to force a… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Aviation, made the following statement after an additional $51,210,230 federal funding was awarded today to Louisiana airports by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) – of which more than 55%, or $28 million, is dedicated to airports represented by Graves. “Today’s announcement builds on the historic… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, a senior member of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, made the following statement after an additional $104,044,257 in federal funding was awarded today to the State of Louisiana for transportation and infrastructure projects. The funds will be used for shovel-ready projects and will help expedite project completion. “The… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) today announced that — when Congress returns to Capitol Hill next month — the pair will lead an effort to force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on their bipartisan legislation to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Graves and… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced today significant new investments to help reduce flooding and stop electricity loss during weather events.  “We can spend money before disaster strikes and prevent damages and loss, or we can spend substantially more in the wake of a storm or hurricane picking up the pieces. Flooding and loss of electricity are two of the… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Graves (South Louisiana) issued the following statement in response to the passage of H.R. 8812 – the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA) in the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The WRDA bill addresses important issues such as hurricane protection, coastal restoration, flood control, as well as ports and navigation. The legislation… Read more »

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing on U.S. Congressman Garret Graves’ (South Louisiana) recently-introduced legislation aimed at modernizing data used to manage fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico and other coastal areas. The Fisheries Data Modernization and Accuracy Act empowers states to take a more active role in gathering recreational fishing… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced today that he secured $93 million for the Morganza-to-the-Gulf Hurricane Protection Project in FY2025 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill, which the House will take up in late July. Additionally, Graves secured $3.15 million for the deepening of the Houma Navigation Canal and $2 million to continue preparations for… Read more »