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Rep. Graves  in Committee
September 15, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Students in Missouri’s 6th Congressional District are reminded that applications for service academy nominations are due soon. Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) is currently accepting applications from North Missouri students interested in attending the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Military Academy, or U.S. Naval Academy. The application deadline is 5:00 pm on October 6, 2023.

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Rep. Graves  in Committee
September 8, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) joined Senators Eric Schmitt and Josh Hawley, along with Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, Ann Wagner, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Jason Smith, Mark Alford, Eric Burlison and Cori Bush, in writing a letter in support of Governor Mike Parson’s recent request for a Disaster Declaration.

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Rep. Graves  in Committee
August 29, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (MO-06) and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) releasing its updated Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule following the U.S. Supreme Court’s May ruling in the Sackett v.

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Rep. Graves  in Committee
August 22, 2023

Washington, D.C – Congressman Sam Graves wrote Postmaster General Louis DeJoy today requesting the United States Postal Service (USPS) develop a plan to reopen the Post Office in Baring, Missouri destroyed by the EF2 tornado that devastated the community earlier this month.

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Rep. Graves  in Committee
July 20, 2023

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today passed the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act (H.R. 3935), a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and aviation safety and infrastructure programs for the next five years, with broad bipartisan support in a 351-69 vote. 

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Rep. Graves  in Committee
July 14, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) released the following statement after voting in favor of the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The legislation now moves to the Senate for further consideration.

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Rep. Graves  in Committee
July 5, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) led Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt, along with Representatives Blaine Luetkemeyer, Jason Smith, Mark Alford, and Eric Burlison in writing United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to encourage the USDA to pursue all available options to open Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands to haying in an effort to provide additional forage for livestock and immediate drought relief for Missouri farmers and ranchers.

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Rep. Graves  in Committee
June 28, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sam Graves, (MO-06), Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced that the First Street/Hwy 46 Corridor Project in Maryville has received a RAISE Transportation Discretionary Planning Grant.

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Rep. Graves  in Committee
June 23, 2023

Washington, DC – House and Senate Republican committee leaders this week requested a detailed update from the heads of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about how the agencies plan to immediately implement the Supreme Court’s decision in the Sackett v.

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Rep. Graves  in Committee
June 21, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) introduced legislation to help provide stable energy rates and a reliable energy grid to states in the Southwestern Power Administration (SWPA), including Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.