His peak legislative impact came from 1995 through 2001 when he chaired the "House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, during which time he shepherded the landmark TEA-21 bill that authorized $198 billion over six years for highway and transit programs.

Representatives of major construction and transportation groups say that highway and transit funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act continue to move out, financing active projects around the country at a solid pace. 

Veteran Missouri lawmaker Sam Graves takes the transportation and Infrastructure panel gavel

Update: House passes WRDA-DOD package, sending it to Senate.

First Asian-American to lead DOT was put in internment camp during World War II.

Long-serving House member led the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee from 2001 to 2007.

IIJA includes about $66 billion in passenger rail appropriations, about equal to Amtrak's past 50-year total.

Update: Two veteran lawmakers vie to succeed DeFazio as top T&I panel Democrat.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee includes the funds in its part of $3.5T reconciliation package.