Griffith Statement on Appropriations Package Signed into Law, $500,000 for Tazewell County

Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed into law the appropriations package H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) secured federal funding in the appropriations package for the following Ninth District project: Project Name: Mitigating Against and Preventing Wastewater Bypass in Richlands, VA Project Recipient Name: County of Tazewell, Virginia Amount Received: $500,000 Following presidential approval of the appropriations package and the inclusion of federal funding for this Ninth District project, Congressman Griffith issued the following statement: “This government funding package, which I supported, delivers critical funds to Ninth District community projects. In this package, I helped secure $500,000 for Tazewell County. “With this federal funding available to Tazewell County, local access to flood preventative measures and resources will improve.” BACKGROUND The above community project funding request was submitted by Rep. Griffith for fiscal year 2026. Appropriations bills approved in this package include the labor, health and human services appropriations bill, defense appropriations bill and transportation, housing and urban development appropriations bill. ###