U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) introduced bipartisan legislation today that will better protect Louisiana by standardizing research on natural disasters. The Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act, cosponsored with Congresswoman Katie Porter (CA), would establish an independent board to review underlying causes of natural disasters and make recommendations to all levels… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement after Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), Ørsted and Eversource announced this week the execution of a long-term charter agreement for the provision of the first-ever U.S. flagged "Jones Act" compliant Service Operations Vessel (SOV). The SOV will be engineered, constructed and operated by ECO as a large… Read more »
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 »
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. 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) 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) joined Southside Elementary and Southside Junior High at the groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate their new Southside campus. Following the 2016 Flood, Graves changed federal law through the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA) to prevent FEMA from diverting tens of millions of dollars from educating our students to filling federal coffers.… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced $14,350,478 in federal funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and notified Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn Wilson today. Graves plans to work with the state to push for South Louisiana projects to receive additional funding, building on top of the $1 billion in new grants,… Read more »
