Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

Jun22

Graves Statement on Passing of Fred Smith

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Sam Graves’ (R-MO) statement on the passing of Fred Smith, founder of FedEx: “Fred Smith was a visionary and pioneer in the transportation industry who helped revolutionize and shape the way com...

Jun12

Slate of Bills to Cut Red Tape & Increase Clean Water Act Permitting Efficiency Introduced by T&I Republicans

Republican Members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee introduced 15 bills to cut red tape, streamline reviews, and provide greater regulatory certainty under Clean Water Act (CWA) permitting processes. The measures are targeted, commo...

Jun11

Committee Approves Bills to Provide Veterans with Transportation Jobs, Enact Public Buildings Reforms, Improve Program Oversight, and More

The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today approved 10 bills, including seven bills introduced by T&I Committee freshman Republican Members that will provide more paths to transportation jobs for veterans, make reforms in federal building ...

Jun05

Graves & Ezell Opening Statements from Hearing to Review Coast Guard Programs and Structure, Highlighting Importance of “Historic” Investments in One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Opening remarks, as prepared, of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Mike Ezell (R-MS) from today’s hearing entitled “The Future of the Coast Guard: ...

Jun05

Hearing Highlights Need for Critical Investments in the Coast Guard and Importance of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Members of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, at a hearing today with President Trump’s nominee for Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Kevin E. Lunday, highlighted the importance of the historic $21.2 billion ...

May22

Chairman Graves Statement on House Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) issued the below statement following the U.S. House of Representatives passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. “Today House Republicans advanced crucial elements of Pre...

May21

Chairman Graves Op-Ed: One Big Beautiful Bill Act provides a flight path for a modern air traffic control system

As the House of Representatives prepares to vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Washington Times today published an op-ed by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) about how the investments in the legislation w...

May08

Graves, Larsen Release Draft Bill to Dramatically Reform FEMA

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA) today released draft legislation that would provide the most robust legislative reform of the Fed...

May08

Committee Leaders’ Joint Statement on Administration’s Air Traffic Control Plan

Joint statement of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), and Aviation Subcommittee R...