Press Releases

U.S. Congressman Garret Graves 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. Major investments Graves successfully pushed for during the… Read more »

The U.S. House Natural Resources and Transportation and Infrastructure committees will begin discussions tomorrow on permitting reform. At 2:00 PM EST tomorrow, the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on the Building U.S. Infrastructure through Limited Delays & Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act. A link to watch can be found HERE."Government bureaucracy is… Read more »

BATON ROUGE, LA – Nutria are an invasive species that threaten Louisiana's coastal wetlands, hurricane protection and economy. U.S. Congressman Garret Graves is using this week – National Invasive Species Awareness Week – to bring national attention to the nutria-related damage and the need for additional resources.Invasive species impact communities in various ways,… Read more »

BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves announced that the Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District will be reimbursed by FEMA $4,127,623.10 for Hurricane Ida debris removal costs. "FEMA's response to disasters is inadequate and lethargic. Hurricane Ida made landfall in 2021 and large reimbursements are outstanding. This is one of several reasons why we introduced and the House… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (LA) and U.S. Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (VA) are leading the bipartisan national effort to fix the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). These two 1980s-era flawed federal laws can result in massive cuts – including the total elimination – of a retiree's Social Security payments.Graves and Spanberger… Read more »

The freshman class will be sworn in on January 3rd, 2023 when the First Session of the 118th United States Congress convenes. Read more »

The First Session of the 118th United States Congress commences on January 3rd, 2022. Members of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives will attend the First Session. Read more »

U.S. Representative Garret Graves was sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives by the Speaker of the House on January 3rd, 2023. The Honorable Garret Graves was elected to serve as representative of 6th Congressional District of Louisiana. Representative Garret Graves was added to the rolls of the House upon executing the oath of office. Read more »

U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement regarding the Humble Canal Floodgate Groundbreaking Ceremony today, a critical component of the Morganza-to-the-Gulf Hurricane Protection System. Graves has secured $410 million for the project to date, including $12.46 million specifically for the Humble Canal Floodgate."Today should confirm for thousands of families and… Read more »

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to imminently pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which will repeal the U.S. military vaccine mandate and increase pay for U.S. servicemembers. Additionally, the bill counters bad actors such as Russia, China, Iran and others."Our servicemembers deserve to be paid appropriately and have the best equipment and technology we can… Read more »