I will remain fully focused on getting these bills and other important legislation over the finish line.
Remain fully focused on getting the committee's infrastructure and safety bills over the finish line.
Occurrences
I look forward to working with the Senate to complete a final bill that we can send to the President, improve the safety of our aviation system, and ensure that such an accident does not happen again.
the ultimate goal of sending legislation from Congress to the President’s desk before the current surface transportation authorization expires on September 30, 2026
introduced the BUILD America 250 Act, a bipartisan, five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill that invests in America’s roads, bridges, transit, rail transportation
I commit to the supporters of that legislation, to the accident victims’ families, and to the aviation community, that the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will mark up the ALERT Act as soon as next week and work with our colleagues in the Senate to get this right.
Here in the House, we will continue our legislative effort around the bipartisan ALERT Act to ensure all the NTSB’s recommendations are addressed.
That’s exactly what this bill provides, and that’s why WRDA delivers... This bill also makes commonsense reforms to streamline project development processes at the Corps and empower local, non-federal project sponsors, which will allow water resource projects to get done faster and at a lower cost to taxpayers.
The bill continues to build on efforts to make protecting people’s lives and livelihoods the top priority on the Missouri River, and it charts a long-overdue new path forward to improve flood control on the Upper Mississippi River.
Evidence
“Before the end of this year, the Committee must complete a vital surface transportation reauthorization bill to fund America’s roads, bridges, highway safety, transit, and rail transportation systems... I will remain fully focused on getting these bills and other important legislation over the finish line.”
Chairman Sam Graves and Ranking Member Rick Larsen released the text of a bipartisan, five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill that invests in roads, bridges, transit, rail transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs.
The Committee announced it will hold a markup of H.R. 8870, the BUILD America 250 Act, on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
Following a 14-hour legislative markup today, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved H.R. 8870, the BUILD America 250 Act.
Assessments
Graves promised, as House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chair, to stay focused on moving the committee's infrastructure and safety bills across the committee process. The evidence shows he and Ranking Member Larsen released bipartisan text for the BUILD America 250 Act, introduced it, scheduled markup, and the committee approved H.R. 8870 on May 21, 2026. Because the promised outcome was framed around the committee's bills and committee agenda rather than final enactment into law, committee approval is enough to count as delivered in the same term. The effort badge is warranted because the record shows direct legislative advancement by Graves.
The promise was to stay focused on getting the committee's infrastructure and safety bills 'over the finish line.' Available evidence shows Graves, as committee chairman, materially advanced that agenda in the same term: bipartisan bill text was released, the measure was introduced, a markup was scheduled, and most importantly the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved H.R. 8870 after markup. Because the wording centers on the committee's bills and Graves' committee role, clearing the committee process is a reasonable match to the promised finish line in this context. There is not yet evidence here of final enactment into law, but the promise was framed around committee work rather than a guarantee of full statutory passage, so committee approval supports full delivery.