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House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee adopts rules, welcomes 119th Congress members

2124397 · January 17, 2025

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Summary

The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held its organizational meeting, adopted committee rules by voice vote and introduced new and returning members as it launched work on surface transportation reauthorization.

Chairman Sam Graves, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, opened the committee's organizational meeting and called for adoption of the committee's rules for the 119th Congress. The rules were approved by voice vote after Ranking Member Richard (Rick) Larson moved their adoption; the chair declared "the ayes have it" and the motion carried. No numeric tally was recorded in the hearing record.

The committee used the organizational session to introduce new members on both sides of the aisle and to outline the panel's priorities for the coming term. Chairman Graves said the panel of 66 members is "the largest committee in the House" and described the committee as a "workhorse" that delivered bipartisan results in the prior congress, citing passage of FAA reauthorization and the Water Resources Development Act. He said the committee's rules were revised only to align with House rules for the 119th Congress and that the package was coordinated with the ranking member.

Ranking Member Larson thanked members for their bipartisan work on prior legislation, including the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 and the Water Resources Development Act of 2024, and emphasized the committee's role in creating jobs and advancing projects. Both leaders emphasized the surface transportation reauthorization, Coast Guard reauthorization and pipeline safety work as top priorities.

The committee also authorized staff to make technical, clarifying and conforming changes to adopted items and ordered that the adopted rules be printed in the Congressional Record and posted on the committee website. The organizational meeting concluded before the panel moved into its full hearing on reauthorization issues.