Letters to Washington

Letter to SEC on Rulemaking Proposal on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors

The National Sand, Stone and Gravel Association (“NSSGA”) appreciates the opportunity to provide this comment letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to respond to the SEC’s rulemaking proposal on The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors published in the Federal Register on April 11, 2022 (the “Proposed Rule”). NSSGA represents aggregates producers, as well as those who manufacture equipment and provide services that support the construction industry.

Letter to House Committee on Natural Resources Supporting the Mining Schools Act of 2022

On behalf of the 400 members of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), I am writing to share our support for H.R. 8187 the Mining Schools Act of 2022 and urge the Committee on Natural Resources to advance this critical bill. NSSGA thanks Rep. Burgess Owens and Rep. Jim Costa for their leadership drafting this proposal that will help advance our nation’s mining schools.

Letter to Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Supporting the Mining Schools Act of 2022

On behalf of the 400 members of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), I am writing to share our support for the Mining Schools Act of 2022 and thank you for your leadership in drafting this critical legislation. As you may know, our nation’s mining schools are critical to the work of the aggregates industry as they train the next generation of engineers and experts needed to build and operate the thousands of mines that supply over 2.56 billion tons of aggregates each year.

Letter to OMB on the Request for Information on Implementing "Build America, Buy America Act"

The National Sand, Stone and Gravel Association (NSSGA) submits this comment to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the Request for Information published in the Federal Register on April 21, 2022 on the implementation of the “Build America, Buy America Act” contained in P.L. 117-58. NSSGA represents aggregates producers and those who manufacture equipment and services that support the construction industry.

Letter to House Committee on Natural Resources Sharing Concerns with H.R. 2794, the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act

On behalf of the over 400-members of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), I am writing to share our concern with H.R. 2794, the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act. This legislation would add unnecessary restrictions to mining activities over a large area of Northern Minnesota, impacting the ability to develop critical infrastructure and putting a crucial economic sector at risk that supplies high-paying jobs across rural communities.

Concerns on Proposed Changes to Davis Bacon

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) and the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) represent thousands of companies who are responsible for creating and supplying construction materials needed to build our infrastructure and communities.

Coalition Letter to House Leadership Supporting WIOA Reauthorization

I’m writing on behalf of the Opportunity America Jobs and Careers Coalition to express our support for Congress’s efforts to advance reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). We’re encouraged to see the legislation come to the floor and find things to admire in both Democratic and Republican versions – the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 (H.R. 7309) and the Republican substitute amendment. We hope that when a law is finally passed, it will be bipartisan and borrow from both proposals.

Coalition Letter to Sec. Walsh on Abandoning or Postponing Anticipated DOL Overtime Regulations

The Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity (PPWO or Partnership) and the 93 undersigned organizations urge the Department of Labor’s (DOL or Department) Wage and Hour Division to abandon or at least postpone issuance of its announced proposed rulemaking altering the overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Due to significant concerns with supply chain disruptions, workforce shortages, inflationary pressures, and the shifting dynamics of the American workforce following the COVID-19 pandemic, any rule change now would be ill-advised.

Letter to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on the Water Resources and Development Act of 2022

On behalf of the over 400 members of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), I am writing to express our support for the Water Resources and Development Act of 2022. NSSGA supports efforts to improve and invest in all levels of our nation’s infrastructure network, including critical navigable waterways that are essential to America’s economic competitiveness. We appreciate the committee working together to put forward a bipartisan reauthorization of the Water Resources Development Act.

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