The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) Request for Comments in Docket No. USTR-2026-0067 regarding Section 301 investigations into structural excess capacity and production in manufacturing sectors.
The undersigned organizations are pleased to provide comments on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (the Corps) request for input on potential future changes to Nationwide Permits (NWPs) (docket number COE-2026-0001). We appreciate the Corps’ decision to follow the process many of our organizations previously requested regarding the proposal to reissue and modify NWPs. On January 8, 2026, the Corps reissued and modified 56 existing NWPs and created one new NWP.
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), is pleased to submit these comments on the Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps)’ request for input on potential future changes to nationwide permits (NWPs). NSSGA continues to believe the size limits are too small and that aggregates should have its own permit, separate from other mining. NSSGA is also signing onto multindustry comments and incorporates these by reference.
The undersigned organizations, representing millions of employers operating in every sector of the American economy, urge the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Justice to support an expeditious review of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) by the Supreme Court (Court). The CTA imposes an unprecedented reporting regime on tens of millions of businesses and other legal entities, raising exceptionally important constitutional, privacy, and federalism questions warranting definitive review by the Court.
The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC), comprised of 34 trade organizations and labor unions, expresses strong opposition to proposals under discussion to suspend the federal gas tax. Such plans would have limited, if any, impact on consumer prices, and risk driving up costs on projects designed to improve every community across the country. The federal gas tax is the foundation of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), which supports the nation's transportation improvements.
On behalf of the Jobs and Careers Coalition, we applaud the expansion of the Pell Grant program in H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (also known as the Working Families Tax Cuts Act). Our coalition has strongly supported the concept of Workforce Pell since it was introduced in 2017, and we are deeply pleased to see Pell Grant eligibility now being made available to students in short-term career-oriented educational programs, thus putting these workforce programs on a more level playing field with other educational programs.
The undersigned organizations write to express our strong support for preserving the longstanding, state-administered, federally supported, formula-based federal transportation program that has efficiently delivered safety and mobility projects and programs. Currently, state departments of transportation (state DOTs) direct about 85 percent of federal highway formula dollars, with local governments directing 15 percent of the formula dollars.
The undersigned organizations, representing millions of Main Street businesses in every industry and community across the country, write to thank you for the Working Families Tax Cut Act. This legislation demonstrates that Congress stands with the businesses that form the backbone of our nation's economy. Absent action, employers and workers would have faced the single largest tax increase in the nation's history.
The American Cement Association, National Asphalt Pavement Association, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, and the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association are writing to share the perspective of the industries producing the construction materials used to build surface transportation projects. We would like to provide our perspectives on the market-driven innovations occurring in the construction materials space and how these innovations can be advanced through surface transportation reauthorization.
On behalf of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) and our partner associations, which represent the aggregates industry in their respective states, we urge the Senate to act quickly and in a bipartisan manner to pass comprehensive permitting reform. It is time to modernize our nation’s permitting systems so our communities can build the infrastructure needed to grow our economy, create good-paying jobs and meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.