Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves issued the following statement after voting to pass the 21st Century Cures Act. The bill passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 392-26.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves issued the following statement after today calling on Congressional leadership to block funding for the Obama administration’s Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves joined Senator Roy Blunt to publicly call on the Air Force to fix funding issues facing the 139th Airlift Wing. Specifically, funding gaps for the Weapon Instructor Course and the Advance Airlift Tactics Training Center put training programs for the C-130H fleet in serious jeopardy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Sam Graves this evening voted to support the 2016 Water Resources Development Act of 2016. The bill cleared the House by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 399-25.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Sam Graves last night voted for the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, which passed the House and took a significant step toward becoming law.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves today led a roundtable policy discussion focused on the impact of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act on our freight industry. Graves, the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, helped pass into law the first long-term Highway Bill in nearly a decade late last year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves today introduced legislation to block funding for the White House’s newest refugee proposal. The Obama administration announced this week that it would significantly increase the number of refugees brought to the U.S. in 2017. Graves’ bill, H.R.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves today introduced a resolution designed to help combat high rates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other complications facing U.S. veterans. H.Res. 825 addresses the connection between PTSD and sleep apnea, which can lead to a host of other health issues for returning military men and women.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves today introduced legislation blocking state and local governments from issuing taxes that double as new gun control laws.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves issued the following statement after the Supreme Court today ruled that President Obama's 2014 executive order on amnesty is unconstitutional. The ruling confirms that the Obama administration does not have the authority to prevent four million illegal immigrants from being deported.