Press Releases
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. As a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which has jurisdiction over river issues in Congress, Graves has had a hand in crafting policies in the bill since the beginning of 2016.
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. 6044, would deny Obama the funds needed to implement this plan or any other refugee increase extending into the next Presidential administration.
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. The Stop Taxing the 2nd Amendment Act will prevent a practice that has become more popular over the last few years, with multiple states proposing taxes on bullets and other firearm accessories as a way to bypass the 2nd Amendment and prevent people from buying guns.
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves, Chairman of the Highway and Transit Subcommittee, today led a roundtable discussion focused on innovation in the FAST Act. The newest federal Highway Bill, which Graves helped pass into law last year, established competitive grant programs to promote technologies that increase efficiency, improve safety, and reduce congestion on our nation's roadways.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves today sent a letter to the United States Air Force outlining the case for Whiteman AFB as the choice for the first Reserve-led F-35 fighter squadron. Graves, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, joined Senator Roy Blunt and other representatives from the Missouri Delegation to set Whiteman apart from the other four sites the Air Force is considering for placement of the F-35.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Sam Graves today helped advance the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (WRDA) through the House Transportation Committee. Graves, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, worked to preserve critical funding for Missouri River levees and the Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan in the bill.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves issued the following statement in response to Veteran Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald's comparison of wait times at VA hospitals to those at Disneyland. Graves, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, responded after Secretary McDonald today refused to apologize for his original comments.