Continue to support and advance surface transportation reauthorization legislation.

introduced the BUILD America 250 Act, a bipartisan, five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill

Graves announced introduction of a bipartisan five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill, committing to advance that policy area.

Press Releases | Congressman Sam Graves | Representing the 6th District of Missouri
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I look forward to moving this bill on the House floor in the near future, and to working with the Senate to pass a final bill before the current law expires on September 30th.

Graves committed to advancing the BUILD America 250 surface transportation reauthorization bill through the House and working with the Senate to pass a final bill before the current law expires.

T&I Committee Approves BUILD America 250 Act | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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introduced the BUILD America 250 Act, a bipartisan, five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill that invests in America’s roads, bridges, transit, rail transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs. ... The ultimate goal is to send the legislation from Congress to the President’s desk before the current surface transportation authorization expires on September 30, 2026.

Graves introduced a five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill and the release states the goal of advancing it to the President before the September 30, 2026 expiration.

Graves Introduces Bipartisan, Five-Year Surface Transportation Reauthorization – the BUILD America 250 Act | Congressman Sam Graves | Representing the 6th District of Missouri
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I look forward to working with the President on our shared priorities, including the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization bill, the most significant of its kind since the creation of the federal highway system.

Graves committed to working with the President on shared priorities, specifically including the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization bill.

Chairman Graves Statement on the State of the Union Address | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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The committee said Chairman Sam Graves and Ranking Member Rick Larsen released text of a bipartisan five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill, with a goal of sending legislation to the President before current authorization expires on September 30, 2026.

Within the lookback window, Graves helped release negotiated reauthorization text and set a path toward enactment.

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Graves & Larsen Announce Deal on Bipartisan, Five-Year Surface Transportation Reauthorization – the BUILD America 250 Act | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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The committee announced that its leaders formally introduced H.R. 8870, the BUILD America 250 Act, and identified Chairman Sam Graves as one of the introducers. It also scheduled markup for May 21, 2026.

Graves moved from released text to formal House introduction and committee consideration, directly advancing reauthorization legislation.

delivered same_term A for effort

T&I Committee Leaders Introduce the BUILD America 250 Act
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The bill text lists Mr. Graves, for himself and Mr. Larsen of Washington, as introducing legislation to authorize funding for federal-aid highways, bridges, highway safety, transit, and rail programs.

Official bill text confirms Graves' sponsorship of surface transportation reauthorization legislation.

delivered same_term A for effort

build_america_250_act_bill_text.pdf
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The House Committee Repository records the May 21 markup and says Chairman Graves offered the amendment in the nature of a substitute; the bill was ordered favorably reported by a 62-2 recorded vote.

Official markup records show Graves personally managed the substitute and secured committee approval, a concrete advancement of the bill.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 8870, Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America's 250th Act (BUILD America 250 Act); and other matters cleared for consideration | Committee Repository | U.S. House of Representatives
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After a 14-hour markup, the committee approved H.R. 8870, described as a bipartisan five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill. Graves said he looked forward to moving it on the House floor and working with the Senate before current law expires.

Committee passage during the lookback window strongly supports delivery of the promise to support and advance reauthorization legislation, though final enactment remained pending.

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T&I Committee Approves BUILD America 250 Act | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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