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… 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… Read more »
U.S. Congressmen Garret Graves (Louisiana) and Seth Moulton (Massachusetts) have introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate June 10th, 2023 as “Veterans Get Outside Day.”
“Veterans Get Outside Day encourages Veterans to experience the outdoors and engage in recreational activities such as hiking, biking, fishing, and hunting, and ultimately promote a passion for… Read more »
The U.S. Senate just advanced Congressman Garret Graves' legislation to expand and improve Veterans health care in the Greater Baton Rouge area and south Louisiana.The Baton Rouge VA clinic has been identified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as one of the nation's most urgently needed facility expansions due to limited space and separate buildings at the current Essen Lane… Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives advanced Congressman Garret Graves' legislation to expand and improve Veterans health care in the Greater Baton Rouge area, and south Louisiana. The legislation is expected to be signed into law within weeks. The Baton Rouge VA clinic has been identified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as one of the nation's most urgently needed facility… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves introduced eight amendments to the partisan, wishlist $4.6 trillion Build Back Better (BBB) legislation. His amendments would have redirected the funding toward Louisiana-specific needs that are a federal priority."This legislation is going to result in us paying more to heat and cool our homes, cost more to refuel our cars, and cause job losses in… Read more »
U.S. Congressmen Garret Graves and Joe Kennedy released the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives announced that it has launched a long-awaited digital consent form to modernize the citizen experience with federal government agencies. Graves and Kennedy's bipartisan legislation, the Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services for Constituents Act of 2019,… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) secured $3 million for LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center to help improve the performance and resilience of our military service members while reducing injury and recovery time. Under Graves' amendment, Pennington Biomedical would build upon their position as the top nutrition science provider to the U.S. military to design… Read more »
New law streamlines department's current claims and appeals process for Veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that it has implemented the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act -- legislation that Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) helped pass in May of 2017 and that was signed into law Aug. 23, 2017. The bill represents one of the… Read more »
