Press Releases

U.S. Congressman Garret Graves is leading legislation to confront the Biden Administration's most recent effort to restrict American energy production in the Gulf of Mexico – by pretending like it is a long-standing whale habitat. Graves’ bill, the “Requiring Integrity in Conservation Efforts (RICE) Act, advanced through the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Garret Graves’ legislation to restore America’s energy independence has advanced through the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee. “The Biden Administration keeps breaking records – they’ve blocked new American offshore energy projects, proposed fewer offshore oil and gas leases than any President in history, and forced every American to… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Garret Graves led a formal request signed by 100 Members of Congress requesting that the House Ways and Means Committee hold a hearing on H.R. 82 – the Social Security Fairness Act. The legislation, which was introduced by Graves to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) social security penalties, is the 3rd most… Read more »

BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Representatives Garret Graves and Troy Carter introduced legislation to extend the Duplication of Benefits (DoB) relief provision in the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA) of 2018 for an additional five years. Without this legislation, the provision will expire this year, putting both current and future disaster victims at risk. The legislation also states… Read more »

After U.S. Congressman Garret Graves repeatedly pushed for the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to declare a "Fishery Disaster Determination" due to the impacts of Hurricane Ida in 2021, the agency announced today that they would finally make the disaster declaration more than two years after the storm occurred. “Immediately after Hurricane Ida, we secured $200 million in… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement: “Right now we have record high gasoline and utility costs, and Americans can’t afford to make ends meet – this energy plan makes it even worse. You really have to wonder how many times President Biden has to burn his hand on the stove before he stops making the same mistake,” Graves said.… Read more »

Congressman Garret Graves (R-Louisiana) and Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-Florida) introduced bipartisan legislation that would establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as a cabinet-level federal agency. This bipartisan proposal would drastically improve FEMA’s ability to prepare, respond, and recover. As it currently stands, bureaucratic red tape within the… Read more »

BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, a member of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, released the following statement after an additional $210 million in federal funding was awarded to the State of Louisiana for transportation and infrastructure projects. The funds will be used for shovel-ready projects and the results will be seen in our… Read more »

BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement: “We’re rooting and praying for one of Louisiana’s finest – Steve Scalise. He’s battled like hell before, and I have no doubt he will beat cancer and recover. Our State and country stand behind him, his wife Jennifer, and his family.” Read more »

BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement: “Even though it has been two years since Hurricane Ida’s landfall, victims in south Louisiana are still feeling the impact. Immediately after the storm passed, we worked to secure and deliver funds to help people recover, but folks still have blue tarps on their roofs, some spend… Read more »