U.S. House Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure
Recent News About U.S. House Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure
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Committee Approves Legislation to Reject Biden Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule, Streamline Energy Projects, and Other Measures
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a joint resolution to overturn the Biden Administration’s new waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, a bill to promote the development of energy infrastructure and ensure water quality under Clean Water Act Section 401, a package of General Services Administration (GSA) resolutions that will save taxpayers over $382 million, and several other measures
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Graves & Nehls Lead Inquiry on EPA Response to the Ohio Train Derailment
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Chairman Troy Nehls (R-TX) today led all Republican Members of the Committee in writing to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan requesting information on EPA’s decision-making process and actions following the February 3, 2023, train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
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After Capito, Graves Pledge to Formally Challenge Federal Highways Memo, FHWA Issues Substantially Revised Replacement
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee, released the below joint statement after the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released a substantially revised replacement of its December 2021 policy memorandum which attempted to enact a wish list of policies intentionally negotiated out of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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Transportation & Infrastructure Committee to Mark Up Waters of the United States (WOTUS) CRA Resolution of Disapproval, Energy Project Streamlining Bill, and Other Measures
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) announced that the full Committee will hold a markup at 10:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.
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Transportation & Infrastructure Committee to Mark Up Waters of the United States (WOTUS) CRA Resolution of Disapproval, Energy Project Streamlining Bill, and Other Measures
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) announced that the full Committee will hold a markup at 10:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.
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Graves, Perry Ask FEMA for Details on How $110 Billion in Disaster Funds were Spent in COVID Response
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA) wrote to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell asking for an accounting of the more than $110 billion from FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) that has been used in response to the COVID-19 emergency declarations.
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After Capito, Graves Pledge to Formally Challenge Federal Highways Memo, FHWA Issues Substantially Revised Replacement
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee, released the below joint statement after the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released a substantially revised replacement of its December 2021 policy memorandum which attempted to enact a wish list of policies intentionally negotiated out of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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What They Are Saying: Industry Leaders Back Legislation to Reverse Biden WOTUS Rule
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC), and over 150 Members of Congress have sponsored a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) on the Biden Administration’s flawed and burdensome “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule (H.J. Res. 27).
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Infrastructure Stakeholders Highlight Numerous Negative Impacts of Biden Administration’s Flawed, Burdensome WOTUS Rule
Stakeholders representing farmers, homebuilders, infrastructure builders, and others testified at a hearing on the impacts and economic repercussions of the Biden Administration’s overreaching, ambiguous, and unrealistic Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.
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Chairmen Sam Graves & Garret Graves Statements from Hearing on FAA Reauthorization & Aviation Safety
Opening remarks, as prepared, of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Garret Graves (R-LA) from today’s hearing entitled, “FAA Reauthorization: Enhancing America’s Gold Standard in Aviation Safety”:
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Graves Statement on the State of the Union
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) statement following the President’s State of the Union address:
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Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Impacts of Biden Administration WOTUS Rule
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC) announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on February 8, 2023, examining the effects of the Biden Administration’s new waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.
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Infrastructure Stakeholders Testify on Need for More Flexibility, Reasonable Regulations to Improve Supply Chain Struggles
Infrastructure stakeholders testified at the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s first hearing of the 118th Congress on “The State of Transportation Infrastructure and Supply Chain Challenges.
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Chairmen Graves & Rouzer Introduce Legislation to Reverse Biden WOTUS Rule
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC) led 147 Members of Congress today in introducing a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) on the Biden Administration’s flawed and burdensome “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule.
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Graves Announces Congressman Jeff Van Drew as T&I Committee Vice Chairman
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced that Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) will serve as the Committee’s Vice Chairman for the 118th Congress.
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T&I Committee to Hold First Hearing on FAA Reauthorization, Focusing on Aviation Safety
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) announced that the full Committee will hold a hearing focused on aviation safety and reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) next week.
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Graves Statement from Hearing on the State of American Infrastructure and Supply Chain Challenges
Opening remarks, as prepared, of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) from today’s hearing entitled, “The State of Transportation Infrastructure and Supply Chain Challenges”:America has a vast transportation network that is essential to the nation’s economic competitiveness, the movement of people and goods both nationwide and globally, and is integral to Americans’ quality of life.
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Graves Announces T&I Subcommittee Chairs for 118th Congress
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced the chairs of the panel’s six subcommittees for the 118th Congress.
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Transportation & Infrastructure Committee to Hold Organizational Meeting, Followed by First Hearing of the 118th Congress on the State of Infrastructure and the Supply Chain
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) announced that the Committee will hold its organizational meeting for the 118th Congress at 9:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.
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House Passes Bill to Improve FAA Safety System that Suffered Recent Meltdown
A bill to improve the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) pilot safety notification system, and two bills to improve and increase transparency in federal programs for disaster assistance, were approved today by the U.S. House of Representatives today.