The U.S. House of Representatives approved a number of Louisiana-centric priorities advanced by Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) and included in the six-bill appropriations package the House passed today to fund the Department of Defense, Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy and Water, Financial Services, Labor-HHS-Education, and Transportation-HUD. Graves successfully influenced… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves introduced yesterday The Get America Back to Work Act of 2020, a bipartisan bill that would allow small businesses and their hard workers to reopen without the threat of frivolous lawsuits associated with COVID-19. The bipartisan bill protects businesses and their employees from being sued provided they took reasonable steps to comply with the guidance from… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) joined members of Louisiana's congressional delegation in support of Governor John Bel Edward's request to President Trump to ensure the National Guard remains active in Louisiana's ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic through July 31, 2020. Under the major Disaster Declaration, Louisiana can deploy the National Guard across the… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced $13,307,605 through six grants in Louisiana's 6th Congressional District.Louisiana State University (LSU) will receive $2,632,700 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for the Transportation Consortium of Southcentral States, which is authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act). The program… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced Louisiana will receive $98,475,000 in 256 payments for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to help combat the devastating effects of this pandemic."We are seeing a disproportionate impact in nursing homes across our state and country. These senior citizens aren't just stats. They are each someone's parent, grandparent, relative or a… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced a new federally-funded testing effort by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to significantly expand coronavirus diagnostic and antibody testing in Louisiana. "The United States has conducted more coronavirus testing than any other country in the world, but it is still not enough. When you can't test adequately, you can't… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) issued the following statement and video message after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6800 – the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act. Graves voted no on the bill. "This is legislation that Speaker Pelosi unilaterally put together without involvement from the Senate, without involvement… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced Louisiana's 6th Congressional District area was provided $2,378,507 to expand COVID-19 testing health centers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).Health Center Grantees in LA-06: Access Health Louisiana City: Luling Funding Amount: $807,109 Baton Rouge Primary Care Collaborative, Inc. City:… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) joined all House Republicans of Louisiana's Congressional Delegation in sending a letter to Governor John Bel Edwards today urging him to apply federal coronavirus reopening guidelines on a local or regional basis. In the letter, the delegation members highlighted the need to reopen regionally rather than maintaining a statewide shutdown… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves announced Louisiana is to receive $297,838,262 in funding from COVID-19 legislation. The funds are broken down below:
Graves Announces Nearly $11 Million in CARES Act CDC Funding for Local Impacted Areas
Louisiana is to receive $10,742,087.60 in CARES Act Funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The CDC Coronavirus Preparedness… Read more »
