U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, Ranking Member of the U.S. House Aviation Subcommittee, released the following statement after legislation he cosponsored, The Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2020 (H.R. 5912), passed the U.S. House of Representative today. The legislation aims to allow airports to use up to $1 million in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds to… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana), a member of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement today after a bill he sponsored and negotiated passed the U.S. Senate and now heads to President Trump for his signature. The legislation, H.R. 3399 - To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to include California in the program, and for… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office is receiving a $749,022 grant from the from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to aid their efforts in preventing and controlling crime. On September 24, 2020, Graves announced the East Baton Rouge, Ascension Parish and Livingston Parish Sheriff Offices were receiving a combined $222,190 from… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana), Ranking Member of the House Aviation Subcommittee, and Congressman Rick Larsen (WA-02), Chair of the House Aviation Subcommittee, introduced the Human Factors Improvements to Aircraft Certification Act, bipartisan legislation to prioritize the consideration of human factors in the aircraft certification process and support pilots and flight… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) congratulates Catholic High School and St. Jude the Apostle School for receiving this year's National Blue Ribbon designation. The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student… Read more »
U.S. Congressmen Graves (LA-06), Cedric Richmond (LA-02) and Steve Scalise (LA-01) announced $39,233,581 has been awarded to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY) to extend taxiway from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The breakdown and their joint statement is below: Discretionary: $4,932,824 (recovered funds from a previous FY, and therefore not eligible for the 100%… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced East Baton Rouge, Ascension Parish and Livingston Parish Sheriff Offices are receiving a combined $222,190 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to aid their efforts in preventing and controlling crime. The breakdown is below:"Federal, state and local officials have a shared goal – reducing crime in Louisiana – and… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) Graves introduced today the Building U.S. Infrastructure through Limited Delays & Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act (H.R. 8333) to modernize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to expedite infrastructure project reviews to improve efficiency, reduce project costs, spur economic recovery and rebuild America. If modernized,… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement after President Donald Trump approved Louisiana's Emergency Declaration ahead of Hurricane Sally.
"Thank you to POTUS for quickly approving an emergency declaration for Louisiana. This will consolidate disaster relief efforts to maximize federal, state and local government resources and response… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) and Dr. Ray Belton, President-Chancellor of Southern University, announce the awarding of a $300,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant that will be used to boost Southern University's capacity to develop regional economic development strategies for the Capital Region in response to COVID-19. The grant was awarded from the U.S. Economic… Read more »
