The American Cement Association, National Asphalt Pavement Association, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, and the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association appreciate the opportunity to respond to the Request for Information Regarding Products and Categories of Products Used in Housing Programs Pursuant to the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA). We appreciate the opportunity to share the provisions included in BABAA related to the construction materials our members produce and to explain that these materials are exempt from the Buy America requirements in BABAA.

On behalf of the nearly 500 members of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association, I am writing to express our strong support for the nomination of the Honorable Keith Sonderling to serve as Secretary of Labor. As your committee prepares to conduct his confirmation hearing, we urge you to advance his nomination and support his confirmation on the Senate floor.

On behalf of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) and our nearly 500 member companies, I write to thank you for introducing the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026. Aggregates—including crushed stone, sand and gravel—are the foundational materials used to construct and maintain locks and dams, navigation channels, levees, coastal resilience projects, water control structures and other critical infrastructure authorized through WRDA legislation.

On behalf of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) and our nearly 500 member companies, I write to thank you for introducing the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026. Aggregates—including crushed stone, sand and gravel—are the foundational materials used to construct and maintain locks and dams, navigation channels, levees, coastal resilience projects, water control structures and other critical infrastructure authorized through WRDA legislation.

The American Cement Association, the National Asphalt Pavement Association, the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, and the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association thank the Committee for introducing the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026. We urge swift passage of WRDA to advance critical water infrastructure projects across the country. The construction materials produced by our combined membership are foundational to a range of different Corps projects, from locks and dams to flood control and storm risk reduction.

The undersigned organizations, representing a broad cross-section of stakeholders, urge the House of Representatives to promptly consider and advance the BUILD America 250 Act. The legislation reflects the longstanding bipartisan recognition that a safe and reliable transportation system is essential to the nation’s economy and quality of life.

The American Cement Association, National Asphalt Pavement Association, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, and National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association collectively represent the construction materials industry that is essential to building, modernizing, and maintaining the nation's transportation infrastructure. Together, our members produce and supply the cement, concrete, asphalt, and aggregates that form the backbone of America's highways, bridges, airports and airfields, rail and transit systems, and freight networks.

The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) and the 376 undersigned organizations, representing industries across the country, urge you to oppose the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408) (FLCA), which is being brought to the House floor via a discharge petition (H.Res. 1140). The FLCA would empower the federal government to dictate the terms of contracts between unions and companies.

The Fix the EPA Veto Coalition is focused on a significant threat—the potential use of the Clean Water Act’s section 404(c) “veto” authority to revoke permits retroactively for resource and development projects that are critical to America’s energy, economy, and national security.

On behalf of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) and our nearly 500 member companies, I write to thank you for introducing the bipartisan BUILD America 250 Act and to commend the Committee for its work on this critical legislation. NSSGA represents the producers and suppliers of crushed stone, sand and gravel: the essential construction materials that form the literal foundation of every highway, bridge, and transit project in America.