Press Releases

(UPDATED 5/20/2026)

AECOM: “We are particularly pleased to see the bill’s increased investments that will sustain the momentum of recent years, providing certainty to state and local governments as they advance their own investments in infrastructure. In addition, we appreciate your inclusion of alternate funding approaches to stabilizing the Highway Trust Fund, maintaining the user-based revenue connection, and ensuring reduced reliance on general fund transfers.” (read the full letter)

Affordable Skies Coalition: “Although targeted at investments in surface transportation infrastructure, this bill represents needed investments and policy changes in an aging national infrastructure that impacts the overall experience for consumers across all travel modalities.” (read the full letter)

Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA): “The Committee’s leadership in advancing a long-term surface transportation reauthorization reflects a clear understanding of the freight and workforce challenges facing rural America and a steadfast commitment to the infrastructure on which the agricultural supply chain depends.” (read the full letter)

Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA): “This legislation expands airports’ access to innovative financing tools and federal grant programs needed to deliver critical infrastructure projects that keep people and goods moving efficiently.” (read the full letter)

All States Materials Group: “[W]e strongly support the permitting reforms that maximize the impact of federal resources and accelerate project delivery.” (read the full letter)

Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM): “I write to express our strong support for enactment of a long-term surface transportation reauthorization bill before the current authorization expires on September 30, 2026. Failure to do so would disrupt investment decisions and slow needed improvements to our transportation system. AAM therefore appreciates the Committee’s work to advance the BUILD America 250 Act.” (read the full letter)

Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii): “Aii supports the Committee’s effort to advance a timely, bipartisan reauthorization. Surface transportation is one of the most consequential issues before Congress and will shape the movement of commerce nationwide.” (read the full letter)

American Association of Airport Executives: “[W]e commend you for including a provision in the BUILD America 250 Act that would restore and extend the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) for airports.” (read the full letter)

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO): “The BUILD America 250 Act reflects many of AASHTO’s core policy principles such as streamlining programs with common objectives, enhancing the efficiency of environmental review and permitting processes to expedite project delivery, and upholding formula-based federal funding to states and other initiatives supported by the long-standing user pay model that supports the Highway Trust Fund. (read the full statement)

American Bus Association (ABA): “The legislation contains several important provisions that recognize the essential role private motorcoach operators play in national mobility, tourism, emergency response, rural transportation, and economic development.” (read the full letter)

American Car Rental Association (ACRA): “Arriving as the country prepares to mark its 250th anniversary, the legislation is a fitting recommitment to the network that has carried American commerce and travelers for generations—and that must be ready to carry them for generations to come.” (read the full letter)

American Cement Association (ACA): “The BUILD America 250 Act will help advance important transportation investments across the country and help the cement industry grow. We look forward to working with you to pass a bipartisan long-term surface transportation reauthorization.” (read the full letter)

American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA): “In particular, ACPA strongly supports the bill’s historic investment in bridge infrastructure, continued focus on core highway programs, efforts to streamline project delivery, and policies that strengthen the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund.” (read the full letter)

American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC): “Multi-year funding certainty will help equip our federal, state, and local clients to advance long-term projects that reduce congestion, enhance safety, and restore their roads, bridges, and transit systems to a state of good repair. These investments will benefit every congressional district in the country, including urban and rural areas, and make our communities more livable and sustainable.” (read the full letter)

American Farm Bureau Federation: “The American Farm Bureau Federation (Farm Bureau), the nation’s largest general farm organization with more than 5 million member families in all 50 states and Puerto Rico expresses its support for the BUILD America 250 Act, which will strengthen America’s transportation network, rural infrastructure, and logistical systems that are essential for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities across the country.” (read the full letter)

American Feed Industry Association: “The American Feed Industry Association supports the BUILD America 250 Act which provides vital investments to our roads, bridges and rail infrastructure. We thank Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen for introducing this bipartisan bill and urge Congress to act swiftly to keep America moving.”

American Highway Users Alliance: “The American Highway Users Alliance is pleased to support the recently released surface transportation reauthorization bill expected to be marked up on Thursday May 21, in the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.” (read the full letter)

American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI): “This bipartisan legislation will reauthorize and make substantial investments in critical federal surface transportation programs that benefit the domestic steel industry and the overall national economy.” (read the full letter)

American Public Transportation Association (APTA): “APTA applauds your strong leadership and dedication to enacting bipartisan legislation that provides certainty for the public transportation industry to make the long-term investments necessary to continue to grow our economy.” (read the full statement)

American Rivers: “We appreciate the Committee’s leadership in advancing this important investment and look forward to continued collaboration as the surface transportation reauthorization process moves forward.” (read the full statement)

American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA): “Consistent, long-term funding, combined with well-crafted policy structures, positions the BUILD America 250 Act to support transportation systems across the country.” (read the full statement)

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): “ASCE believes people who use and benefit from roadways should help bear the costs associated with them, and we support the bill’s proposed registration fees of $130 for electric vehicles and $35 for plug-in-hybrid vehicles to ensure these vehicle owners pay for their use of the nation’s roads. We would also like to commend the bill’s $50 billion investment in bridges. Bridges earned a C on ASCE’s 2025 Report Card, holding steady with the category’s 2021 Report Card grade.” (read the full letter)

American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA): “The inclusion of roadway worker and work zone safety provisions should be especially commended. Roadway workers routinely face significant risk when installing and maintaining critical safety hardware and devices on our Nation’s roads and are often vulnerable to speeding and distracted drivers navigating through work zones.” (read the full letter)

American Trucking Associations (ATA): “ATA commends the Committee for advancing a long-term, bipartisan proposal that makes historic investments in the nation’s transportation infrastructure while strengthening freight mobility, improving highway safety, and supporting the supply chain that powers the American economy.” (read the full letter)

Angling & Boating Alliance: “[W]e write to express our gratitude for the Committee’s inclusion of language to reauthorize the Trust Fund in the Sport Fishing and Recreational Boating Safety Title of the BUILD America 250 Act. The Trust Fund is one of the most successful ‘user pays – public benefits’ model programs in the world.” (read the full letter)

Associated Equipment Distributors (AED): “The critical infrastructure projects funded by the Build America 250 Act will create and sustain millions of jobs, whether on job sites, servicing and repairing heavy equipment or in nearly every economic sector that stands to benefit from these historic investments.” (read the full letter)

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC): “AGC particularly appreciates the bill’s strong focus on core infrastructure, like roads and bridges, and its continued emphasis on formula funding rather than discretionary grant programs. The legislation also includes important project delivery reforms that will help reduce delays and improve the efficiency of delivering transportation projects.” (read the full letter)

Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure (AIAI): “We are pleased to offer our support for the bill as an important first step in providing long-term certainty, improving project delivery, and strengthening federal transportation programs at a time when public owners across the country are facing significant infrastructure needs.” (read the full letter)

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM): “By prioritizing highways, bridges, and other critical assets, this legislation will create jobs, make communities safer, and strengthen local economies.” (read the full letter)

Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO): “[T]hank you for your leadership in advancing the BUILD America 250 Act and for developing a bipartisan surface transportation bill that recognizes the importance of safety, project delivery, and local and regional infrastructure.” (read the full letter)

Autodesk: “Importantly, it also advances innovation in the way that infrastructure is designed and delivered through provisions that support digital infrastructure.” (read the full letter)

Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA): “The BUILD America 250 Act will take a strong and meaningful step forward in establishing a federal policy framework for AVs and ensure the U.S. remains the global leader.” (read the full letter)

Bentley Systems: “We work with state departments of transportation, MPOs, transit agencies, and local governments across the country every day. As such, we see firsthand the growing complexity of infrastructure programs and the pressure public agencies face to deliver projects safely, efficiently, and with greater accountability. The BUILD America 250 Act reflects a clear understanding of those realities.” (read the full letter)

Brightline: “The BUILD America 250 Act includes several important provisions that will help accelerate infrastructure delivery, strengthen transportation safety, and encourage continued private sector investment in passenger rail. In particular, the bill’s emphasis on reforms to innovative financing programs that will unlock private capital and support large-scale infrastructure investment is an important step forward.” (read the full letter)

Coalition of Safety Groups (Association for Commuter Transportation, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Governors Highway Safety Association, Impact Teen Drivers, Institute for Safer Trucking, National Association of State Emergency Medical Service Officials, National Association for Pupil Transportation, National Coalition for Safer Roads, National District Attorneys Association, National Sheriffs’ Association, Responsibility.org, SAFE's Coalition for Reimagined Mobility, Safety and Advocacy for Empowerment (SAFE) Coalition, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD): “The undersigned organizations write to express our strong support for Section 4002 of the in Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development (BUILD) for America’s 250th Act which would make needed reforms to the Section 402 and Section 405 Highway Safety Grant Programs. We are deeply committed to reducing traffic-related deaths and injuries and we believe these improvements are essential to ensuring that federal roadway safety resources are used as effectively as possible at achieving that mission.” (read the full letter)

Commercial Vehicle Training Association (CVTA): “We commend you and the T&I Committee for developing legislation that addresses the training and licensing challenges in the commercial motor vehicle industry.” (read the full letter)

Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA): “The BUILD America 250 Act lays the foundation for significant improvement in CMV safety…. It is clear the BUILD America 250 Act does much to improve safety, providing states with the resources and tools they need to improve commercial motor vehicle safety and compliance, strengthening requirements pertaining to exemptions from the regulations, ensuring motor carriers are well prepared to enter the industry, and supporting innovation through provisions like the framework for operation of ADS-equipped CMVs.” (read the full letter)

Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA): “On behalf of the CTAA and our thousands of members across the country who provide vital transit services in rural, small-urban, and tribal communities, I am writing to express our support for the Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America’s 250th Act (BUILD America 250 Act).” (read the full letter)

Commuter Rail Coalition: “The Build America 2025 Act demonstrates the Committee’s appreciation of the impact of these market forces, and we look forward to continuing the conversation to protect the viability of the transportation mode that delivers nearly 400 million rides each year.” (read the full statement)

Consumer Technology Association (CTA): “CTA welcomes the bipartisan leadership of the Committee in advancing a forward-looking framework for transportation innovation. CTA has long supported the development of a national framework for automated vehicle deployment that promotes safety, encourages innovation, and provides regulatory clarity. The legislation would establish a clearer federal framework to support the safe deployment of autonomous commercial vehicles in interstate commerce.” (read the full statement)

Cyvl: “The bill’s framework for condition-based asset management — from updated bridge inspection standards to innovative pavement technology programs — rewards the systematic, intelligence-driven approach that produces better outcomes at lower cost. Taken together, the BUILD America 250 Act represents the most significant federal policy advancement for infrastructure intelligence in a generation.” (read the full letter)

Duval Asphalt Products: “As you know, the current surface transportation reauthorization expires on September 30, and companies like ours – along with the broader asphalt pavement industry – depend on robust and timely federal infrastructure support.”  (read the full letter)

Evergreen Roadworks: “Among the many provisions worthy of recognition, we particularly commend the work zone safety enhancements that expand data collection from work zone incidents; establish a working group among industry stakeholders and local, state, and federal partners; and improve funding flexibility for proven safety technologies.” (read the full letter)

FP2: “The bill’s robust funding and emphasis on traditional surface transportation infrastructure, cost effective programs, and preserving our roads in a “state of good repair” is imperative to meeting the nation’s infrastructure needs.” (read the full letter)

Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility (Responsibility.org): “We are grateful for the Committee’s continued commitment to preventing impaired driving and look forward to working with the Committee on these traffic safety priorities.” (read the full letter)

Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA): “FCHEA strongly supports the inclusion of two provisions in the BUILD America 250 Act that would address regulatory and commercial barriers to developing and deploying hydrogen transportation solutions in the United States.” (read the full letter)

Granite Construction: “On behalf of Granite Construction, a proud California-headquartered company with over 6,000 employees that work across the country and that has helped build the roadway infrastructure our neighbors, families, and local economy rely on every day, I write to express our support for the next surface transportation reauthorization package introduced by Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (T&I) Chairman Sam Graves & Ranking Member Rick Larsen, the BUILD America 250 Act.” (read the full letter)

Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA): “We appreciate the Committee’s bipartisan commitment to improving roadway safety and urge Congress to advance this legislation before the current surface transportation programs expire on September 30, 2026.” (read the full letter)

GROWMARK: “This is a long-awaited step towards a modernized transportation system that our farmers rely on to feed and fuel the world. We thank you again for your support of the agriculture industry and look forward to seeing this legislation advance.” (read the full letter)

Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC): “Of importance to IEC, provisions of the BUILD America 250 Act will help streamline permitting and environmental review processes, improve interagency coordination, and accelerate investment in critical infrastructure projects.” (read the full letter)

Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME): “IME applauds the Committee’s bipartisan effort to advance a robust, multi-year surface transportation reauthorization bill that will strengthen and modernize America’s transportation infrastructure, improve the permitting process, and support economic growth.” (read the full letter)

Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America): “We appreciate the Committee’s continued leadership in advancing policies that integrate innovation and technology to strengthen the nation’s transportation system and position the United States for long-term economic growth and global competitiveness.” (read the full letter)

International Association of Movers (IAM): “This important and comprehensive reauthorization legislation takes necessary steps to address freight fraud across transportation lines, appropriately engages transportation service providers (moving companies and connected industry representatives) and will assist in protecting consumers throughout their relocations and moves.” (read the full letter)

International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA): “We support the BUILD America 250 Act’s efforts to establish new transportation revenue sources, recognizing that additional measures will be necessary to address the nation’s long-term infrastructure funding challenges.” (read the full letter)

International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA): “We appreciate your bipartisan leadership in crafting this important legislation, and we are particularly supportive of Sections 5104 and 7109, which address workforce development for young professional truck drivers and cargo theft, respectively.” (read the full letter)

Lyft: “This legislation reflects the kind of sustained, bipartisan effort that sound infrastructure policy requires, and we appreciate your leadership in advancing this bill that will provide needed investment in our infrastructure, and policy to modernize our transportation networks.” (read the full letter)

Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission (MIPRC): “We are also very glad to see critical discretionary grant programs like CRISI, Railroad Crossing Safety Improvements & Elimination, and Corridor Identification & Development, renewed outright.” (read the full letter)

Modern Analytics for Roadway Safety (MARS) Coalition: “The BUILD America 250 Act takes meaningful steps to advance modern, data-driven safety strategies. Key provisions from the Roadway Safety Modernization Act ensure state and local agencies have the flexibility, funding, and resources to leverage proven tools, such as telematics, AI, and predictive analytics, that effectively identify road risks before injuries or fatalities occur.” (read the full letter)

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD): “Impaired driving is a nonpartisan issue, and the BUILD America 250 Act reflects that shared commitment.” (read the full letter)

Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF): “On behalf of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) and the millions of motorcyclists who travel America’s roads every day, we write in support of the Build America 250 Act and to thank the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for its thoughtful inclusion of provisions important to the motorcycling community.” (read the full letter)

National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA): “We thank you for your leadership in introducing a bipartisan surface transportation reauthorization package that maintains historic investments in modernizing our roads and highways, along with prioritizing formula funds and empowering state departments of transportation (state DOTs) to direct the projects that are most important to their local needs.” (read the full letter)

National Association of Counties (NACo): “The BUILD America 250 Act proposes bold federal investments in our nation’s infrastructure, especially through funding that would benefit county-owned infrastructure. Most notably, the bill would make generational investments in bridge infrastructure, to the tune of $9 billion per year, with a 25-percent set-aside for locally owned bridges.” (read the full letter)

National Association of County Engineers: “The bill is especially valuable because it supports the kind of practical reforms county road professionals need most: clearer federal processes, better coordination, stronger safety programs, and a more workable path for delivering projects. Provisions related to permitting streamlining, categorical exclusions, interagency coordination, safety data, and infrastructure finance can help reduce administrative burdens and improve the ability of local governments to advance road and bridge projects in a timely manner.” (read the full letter)

National Association of Manufacturers (NAM): “The BUILD America 250 Act makes an important down payment on America’s long-term economic competitiveness through robust investment in core infrastructure, freight mobility, safety, and supply chain reliability. It also represents tremendous progress toward comprehensive permitting reform. Manufacturers particularly appreciate the bill’s strong emphasis on formula-based highway and bridge investment, multimodal freight connectivity, and long-term funding certainty.” (read the full letter)

National Association of Regional Councils (NARC): “The creation of the new formula and competitive bridge programs will help the local communities and counties served by MPOs in the most essential transportation work: to repair and replace deteriorated infrastructure.” (read the full letter)

National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG): “Wheat growers depend on a safe and reliable transportation network to move their crop from the farm gate to domestic and global markets; and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) appreciates Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen for advancing the bipartisan BUILD America 250 Act. For wheat farmers, transportation policy is farm policy. Strong rural roads, safe bridges, efficient freight corridors, reliable rail connections, and modern ports help growers remain competitive, and keep U.S. wheat moving. NAWG supports continued bipartisan work to provide long-term certainty and invest in the infrastructure rural America needs.”

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA): “Livestock producers across the country depend on a safe, efficient, and flexible transportation system, and this legislation takes meaningful steps to address the unique challenges faced by livestock haulers…. [M]any livestock producers must transport cattle long distances to reach the next stage of the supply chain. These hauls require flexibility to ensure both animal welfare and driver safety.” (read the full letter)

National Cotton Council: “The BUILD America 250 Act’s focus on modernizing infrastructure, improving project delivery, and providing more sustainable funding mechanisms would help reduce bottlenecks and strengthen supply chain reliability. These improvements have the potential to substantially boost economic activity in rural communities and enhance our market access at home and abroad.” (read the full letter)

National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC): “This bill takes meaningful steps to modernize that network in ways our members have long supported — from improving regulations around agricultural equipment and drivers to strengthening rural road funding. It reflects an understanding of the challenges facing agricultural transportation today.” (read the full statement)

National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA): “The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) supports the BUILD America 250 Act as introduced…. NGFA remains committed to working constructively with Congress and all stakeholders to advance policies that strengthen rail safety while ensuring the continued efficiency and resilience of the agricultural supply chain.” (read the full letter)

National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA): “I am writing to express my enthusiastic support for the Surface Transportation reauthorization of 2026. In particular, NMMA applauds the committee for including Title IX of the draft bill, which would reauthorize the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund.” (read the full letter)

National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC): “The NRC is pleased that the Committee was able to work in a bipartisan fashion to prioritize and strengthen our nation’s transportation network, including our passenger and freight corridors, both of which play a vital role in our diverse rail network.” (read the full letter)

National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, American Cement Association, National Asphalt Pavement Association, and National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: The groups “endorse the bipartisan BUILD America 250 Act. We encourage all members to vote yes and pass this critical legislation out of Committee.” (read the full letter)

National Retail Federation (NRF): “The legislation’s emphasis on moving people, goods and freight safely and efficiently, along with its investment in roads, bridges, rail and freight infrastructure, reflects the central role that a modern transportation network plays in supporting economic growth, supply chain resilience and consumer access to essential goods.” (read the full letter)

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA): “We appreciate the bill’s prioritization for core highway formula programs, which deliver the majority of highway and bridge improvements, as well as its focus on bridge investment and provisions to improve project delivery and reduce regulatory burdens. We also recognize the steps taken to address Highway Trust Fund solvency through a new EV/Hybrid fee.” (read the full letter)

National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC): “Many NTTC members are small businesses as defined by the Small Business Administration and play a vital role in supporting American manufacturing, construction, agriculture, and supply chain operations…. We look forward to working with the Committee to advance the BUILD America 250 Act.” (read the full letter)

National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA): “[T]he legislation promotes efficiency through permitting reforms and work zone safety enhancements—priorities that directly benefit utility contractors. Excessive delays in project approvals inflate costs and hinder timely delivery of infrastructure. By streamlining processes and improving safety in work zones, the bill will help our members complete projects faster and more cost-effectively while protecting our employees and the public.” (read the full letter)

NATSO: “This legislation embodies a pragmatic commitment to investing in proven infrastructure programs and stands to benefit the millions of professional drivers and motorists who rely on America’s highway network every day.” (read the full letter)

New York Building Congress (NYBC): “This bipartisan legislation is a pivotal step in investing in our nation’s infrastructure, which is vital for sustaining economic growth and enhancing the quality of life for all Americans.” (read the full letter)

North American Concrete Alliance (NACA): “We applaud the inclusion of a Bridge Program to invest $46 billion in bridges, as well as the authorization of a Bridge Competitive Program. Both a formula program and a grant program focused on bridge construction recognize the range of small and large bridges in need of investment.” (read the full letter)

North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA): “We applaud the release of H.R. 8870, the BUILD America 250 Act and its investment in infrastructure, agriculture and rural communities across all titles of the bill.” (read the full letter)

Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA): “OOIDA, the largest national organization representing small-business truckers and professional drivers, strongly supports the BUILD America 250 Act as proposed. America’s truckers back this legislation because it includes several OOIDA priorities that will improve their safety and the success of their operations.” (read the full letter)

Parallel Systems: “This legislation takes a significant and long-overdue step toward modernizing the federal freight rail regulatory framework, and we believe it will accelerate the development of safer, more efficient, and more competitive rail infrastructure for the American economy.” (read the full letter)

Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI): “The BUILD America 250 Act makes critical investments in roads, bridges, transit, rail, and freight systems; strengthens the Highway Trust Fund; and advances reforms that improve safety and system performance.” (read the full letter)

Rail Security Alliance (RSA): “Over the past decade, RSA and its members have appreciated the opportunity to work with you, your staffs, and the Committee on policies affecting rail security and freight railcar manufacturing…. We appreciate the Committee’s continued leadership on these issues and the opportunity to continue working together as the surface transportation reauthorization process moves forward.” (read the full letter)

Railway Supply Institute (RSI): “This five-year surface transportation reauthorization represents an important step toward advancing a safer, more efficient, and more reliable national rail network.” (read the full letter)

Reconview: “Reconview, a Charlotte-based U.S. manufacturer of mobile security and safety technology, is proud to support the bipartisan BUILD America 250 Act and thanks Chairman Sam Graves, Ranking Member Rick Larsen, and the Committee's North Carolina members — Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Chairman David Rouzer and Representatives Addison McDowell, Brad Knott, and Valerie Foushee — for their efforts to advance a five-year surface transportation reauthorization. As a partner to state and local law enforcement, public transit systems, airport authorities, state DOTs, and county EMS agencies, Reconview sees firsthand how rapidly deployable safety and security technology protects work zones, transit corridors, and the traveling public. Strengthening federal support for surface transportation safety is essential to ensuring Americans can travel safely to work, to school, and across our communities. We urge the House and Senate to finalize a bipartisan, bicameral infrastructure bill that gets this important reauthorization across the finish line.” 

Shippers Coalition: “We are encouraged to see the legislation include provisions that address several long-standing challenges facing the freight and supply chain sector, particularly efforts to expand truck parking capacity, strengthen the trucking workforce pipeline, and confront the growing threat of cargo theft. These are practical, bipartisan priorities that have real impacts on supply chain reliability, driver safety, and the efficient movement of goods across the country.” (read the full letter)

SIGMA: “In particular, we appreciate the Committee’s willingness to confront the long-standing structural challenges facing the Highway Trust Fund.” (read the full letter)

State Asphalt Pavement Associations (SAPA): “Specifically, we applaud delivering 90 percent of highway funding via formula, speeding up project permitting, strengthening the Highway Trust Fund by establishing user fees on electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, and focusing on protection of roadway workers.” (read the full letter)

Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA): “Next-generation infrastructure is a cornerstone in the American steel industry’s resurgence. As Congress considers historic investments in our bridges and highways, the BUILD America 250 Act will strengthen demand for domestically produced steel and support thousands of good-paying American jobs.” (read the full letter)

Surety and Fidelity Association of America (SFAA): “We are particularly encouraged by the legislation’s emphasis on expanding investment in bridge infrastructure and improving project delivery. Increased infrastructure activity will require strong contractor capacity, sound financial management, and robust risk assessment practices—areas where the surety industry plays a critical role in safeguarding taxpayer dollars and supporting successful project completion.” (read the full letter)

Surface Tech: “This is exactly how the federal legislative process should work, and your commitment to working collaboratively across the aisle is commendable.” (read the full letter)

TechNet: “Establishing a clear, uniform federal framework for autonomous vehicle deployment is critical to ensuring the United States remains a global leader in transportation innovation…. The safe commercial deployment of these technologies has the potential to enhance logistics efficiency, reduce operational disruptions, and support a more resilient transportation network.” (read the full letter)

The Bus Coalition (TBC): “The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee deserves significant credit for recognizing the importance of federal investment in bus transit at a time when many programs were facing considerable fiscal pressure. This proposal moves bus funding in the right direction and reflects the strong advocacy efforts of transit agencies and bus advocates from across the country.”

The Fertilizer Institute (TFI): “TFI especially appreciates and enthusiastically supports the bill’s historic focus and funding dedicated to improving the roads and bridges connecting agricultural facilities, agricultural regions, and rural communities. Many of these local roads and bridges play a critical role in the fertilizer supply chain.” (read the full letter)

Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC): “The 34 trade organizations and labor unions representing the transportation construction industry applaud your leadership in introducing the BUILD America 250 Act. The bill would deliver long-term funding certainty for highway, transit and safety improvements, while delivering policy reforms to ensure funds are put to use quickly and effectively. This proposal would allow communities to continue benefitting from safer, modern transportation systems.” (read the full letter)

Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA): “As the Committee continues to advance surface transportation reauthorization, these policies will strengthen enforcement and support a safer, more efficient freight network that better serves shippers, brokers, carriers, and consumers alike.” (read the full letter)

Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA): “The committee’s approach to ensuring a consistent regulatory environment for the development of commercial automated driving systems, creating long sought parity for hydrogen powered vehicles, and efforts to ensure that fleet owners and manufacturers are protected from those seeking access to proprietary or sensitive data is commendable.” (read the full letter)

Truckload Carriers Association (TCA): “TCA commends your bipartisan leadership in developing legislation that reflects the priorities of the transportation and trucking sectors while laying the groundwork for long-term infrastructure investment and supply chain resilience.” (read the full letter)

Wildlands Network: “We appreciate the Chairman and Ranking Member working together in a bipartisan fashion to protect this critical investment in road safety, collision avoidance, and transportation planning and give states, local transportation departments, and Native Tribes much needed predictability and flexibility to embed wildlife crossings into their transportation projects.” (read the full letter)

Work Zone Safety Coalition: “The bipartisan BUILD America 250 Act has the potential to be the most meaningful piece of legislation for work zone safety in generations.” (read the full letter)

U.S. Chamber of Commerce: “The BUILD America 250 Act is a bipartisan, five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill that includes investments in America’s roads, bridges, public transit, rail, and highway safety…. The legislation also focuses on core surface transportation programs, cutting red tape, rewarding innovation, and establishing an autonomous commercial motor vehicle framework.” (read the full letter)

U.S. Travel: “The BUILD America 250 Act is a bold and necessary investment in America's future — and in the future of American travel. We commend Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen for delivering a bipartisan framework that prioritizes the core surface transportation investments travelers need most. The bill’s historic commitment to bridge investment, its reforms to cut red tape and accelerate project delivery, and its focus on moving people and goods safely and efficiently are exactly the priorities U.S. Travel has championed. This is a moment that calls for urgency. We are entering a critical stretch for American travel — the 2026 FIFA World Cup, America's 250th, and the 2028 LA Olympics. Our infrastructure must be ready.”