Media
Latest News
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves today introduced a bill blocking funding for the executive orders announced by President Obama last week. H.R. 4379, the Defending Gun Rights against Executive Overreach Act, also ensures the President receives no federal funds to enforce additional executive actions on gun control introduced during his remaining time in office.
A few weeks ago, Congress agreed to end a 40-year ban on U.S. oil exports
Lifting the outdated policy adds jobs and increases American revenues. It also sets the stage for America to be the leader in global energy markets.
But most importantly, while all major economies in the world still rely on oil, the decision ensures energy markets can remain stable when oil producing nations in Africa and the Middle East are not.
KANSAS CITY, MO – U.S. Representative Sam Graves (MO-06) announced United States Military Service Academy nominations for students in Missouri's Sixth Congressional District. Each year, members of Congress are tasked with selecting qualified students from their respective districts to attend one of America's prestigious military academies.
President Obama is beginning his final year in office pushing for more gun control. It's a battle the President has fought again and again, and one that Congress has rejected each time.
The President wants to make it harder for law-abiding Americans to buy and own guns. He wants to create a federal registry for gun ownership even though his Vice President admitted the federal government cannot effectively manage such a database. And he wants to ban the sale of firearms that hundreds of thousands of Americans already own.
Last week, when the House passed reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Schools Act (ESEA), the Wall Street Journal wrote that it was the "largest devolution of federal control" in 25 years.
The bill - which the Senate should pass tomorrow - replaces No Child Left Behind, gives authority back to local school districts, and prevents the White House from forcing states to adopt Common Core standards.
It is expected to be signed into law by the President as early as this week.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves spoke today in response to President Obama's National Address on combating ISIS. Graves is a member of the House Committee on Armed Services.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves issued the following statement after the House today passed the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, a 5-year reauthorization of federal highway programs. The legislation is the product of a compromise between previous House and Senate bills, and today's 359-65 vote represents an important final step before reauthorization can be signed into law.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves issued the following statement after the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 passed the House this evening. The bill reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Schools Act (ESEA), replacing No Child Left Behind, and is expected to be signed into law by President Obama in the coming weeks.
This year, I was fortunate to be appointed by my colleagues to the House Armed Services Committee. Our main responsibility every year is passing a National Defense Authorization Act. Last week, we were thankful to see the President back down from his continued veto threats and sign the bill into law.
The overall bill authorizes pay and benefits for our troops; creates a new portable retirement system for uniformed military; requires President Obama to submit a concrete strategy to defeat ISIS; and ensures that no GTMO prisoners will be transferred into the United States.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves' amendment protecting the fleet of C-130H aircraft was adopted into law on Wednesday when President Obama signed the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The amendment, which authorized $10 million toward the Air Force's plan to modernize and preserve the aircraft, was included in multiple versions of this year's NDAA bills that passed both the House and Senate.