This week U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) introduced the Building U.S. Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act, which modernizes the National Environmental Policy (NEPA) Act to make infrastructure project reviews more efficient, reduce project costs, spur economic recovery, and rebuild America.Modernizing NEPA would help fast track… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves stressed the importance of the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program today at the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's hearing with Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pete Buttigieg. INFRA was made possible due to a Graves' amendment to the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act,… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana), 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 2021 (H.R. 468), passed through the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today. The legislation aims to allow airports to use up to $1 million… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) introduced the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act (H.R. 1339) with Representative Sharice Davids (Kansas) to bolster the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) ecosystem in the United States. The legislation aims to develop new transportation options, move goods, amplify economic activity and jobs, advance environmental… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement after the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leadership prevented any changes to a $96,000,000,000 ($96 Billion) COVID-19 relief bill intended for transportation, FEMA and industries impacted by the pandemic, such as transit, aviation, and passenger rail service. This one-sided… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) secured several provisions that will advance Louisiana's flood control, ports, inland waterways, hurricane protection, coastal restoration and other infrastructure priorities in the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA). Graves, as a member of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is positioned to advance the… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation, announced the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Aircraft Certification Reform and Accountability Act (H.R. 8408) which aims to strengthen the Federal Aviation Administration's certification process and improve the regulatory process.
"The trust Americans… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation, joined colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution that expresses support for the designation of November 16 - 22, 2020 as "National Drone Safety Awareness Week." The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is holding its second annual Drone Safety Week which… 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) released the following statement after the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced they were putting the final touches on the Interstate 10 widening project between East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes. The project widens Interstate 10 from four lanes to six lanes between Highland Road and LA 73 in Ascension… Read more »
