Dear Representative,
The Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill—the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)—represents a historic opportunity to provide substantial economic and quality of life enhancements to communities across the country and to build for the future. The investments made in the package would facilitate long overdue repairs and improvements to our roads, bridges, rail, and public transportation, and other critical infrastructure, such as airports, ports, broadband, energy, and water systems. The undersigned organizations encourage all members of the U.S. House of Representatives to support the legislation.
The investments included in the IIJA would create good-paying jobs through project construction in the short term and provide improved safety and mobility for people and goods for decades to come in every single state. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has identified tangible state-specific benefits of the IIJA from across the country.
By including a five-year reauthorization of federal highway, public transportation, and passenger rail programs, the agreement would also ensure states and localities have much-needed funding and policy certainty to proceed with planned projects. These programs are currently operating under an extension set to expire September 30, and the Federal Highway Administration recently warned the Highway Trust Fund could face cash shortfalls as early as November, which will severely disrupt highway projects. Taken together, the need for prompt action is imperative.
We are grateful for this generational investment in transportation and other critical infrastructure and ask for a “YES” vote when this bipartisan legislation reaches the House floor.
Sincerely,
Airports Council International–North America
Alliance for Automotive Innovation
American Apparel & Footwear Association
American Bus Association
American Concrete Pavement Association
American Concrete Pipe Association
American Concrete Pumping Association
American Council of Engineering Companies
American Farm Bureau Federation
American Foundry Society
American Galvanizers Association
American Highway Users Alliance
American Home Furnishings Alliance
American Institute of Steel Construction
American Iron and Steel Institute
American Public Transportation Association
American Public Works Association
American Rental Association
American Road and Transportation Builders Association
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Staffing Association
American Subcontractors Association
American Traffic Safety Services Association
American Trucking Associations
Americans for Transportation Mobility
AMPP: Association for Materials Protection and Performance
Associated Equipment Distributors
Associated General Contractors of America
Associated Wire Rope Fabricators
Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure
Association of American Railroads
Association of Equipment Manufacturers
Auto Care Association
Brick Industry Association
Building America’s Future
Coalition for America’s Gateways & Trade Corridors
Community Transportation Association of America
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
Construction & Demolition Recycling Association
Corn Refiners Association
Design-Build Institute of America
FMI–The Food Industry Association
FP2–Formerly Foundation for Pavement Preservation
Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association
Industrial Minerals Association–North America
Institute of Makers of Explosives
Institute of Transportation Engineers
Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute
International Assoc. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association
International Council of Shopping Centers
International Union of Operating Engineers
ITS America (Intelligent Transportation Society of America)
Laborers International Union of North America
Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association
National Asphalt Pavement Association
National Association of Counties
National Association of County Engineers
National Association of Home Builders
National Association of Manufacturers
National Association of Surety Bond Producers
National Association of the Remodeling Industry
National Association of Trailer Manufacturers
National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors
National Electrical Contractors Association
National Independent Automobile Dealers Association
National Lime Association
National Mining Association
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
National Retail Federation
National Roofing Contractors Association
National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS)
National Steel Bridge Alliance
National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association
National Tank Truck Carriers
National Utility Contractors Association
National Waste & Recycling Association
NATSO, representing truckstops and travel plazas
North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM)
Portland Cement Association
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
Railway Supply Institute
Retail Industry Leaders Association
RV Industry Association
Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART)
Service Station Dealers of America and Allied Trades (SSDA-AT)
Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA)
Small Business Legislative Council
Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association
State Business Executives
Steel Manufacturers Association
Subsurface Utility Engineering Association (SUEA)
The Aluminum Association
The Association of Union Contractors
The Surety & Fidelity Association of America
Tire Industry Association (TIA)
Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM)
Transportation Construction Coalition
Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA)
Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO
Travel Goods Association (TGA)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Geospatial Executives Organization (U.S. GEO)
U.S. Travel Association
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
United Motorcoach Association
United Veterinary Services Association (UVSA)
Women Construction Owners and Executives
