NAPA Is Your Voice in the Nation's Capital
Washington, DC, is a complex legislative playing field that NAPA's Government Affairs team deftly navigates to ensure the asphalt pavement industry's voice is heard on Capitol Hill. We rally the entire industry, including suppliers and equipment manufacturers, to safeguard asphalt's essential place in the transportation construction sector.
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NAPA'S ADVOCACY GOALS:
- Grow highway and airfield investments
- Secure funding for asphalt highway and airfield pavement research
- Oppose any pavement design or pavement-type selection mandates
NAPA Member Appearances on Capitol Hill
Heather Dylla, Construction Partners Inc., Senate Climate Solutions Caucus briefing (March 12, 2024)
Brian Enders, Walbec, House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit hearing on Buy America provisions (February 15, 2024)
NAPA Advocacy Articles
Secure the Highway Trust Fund to keep America moving
Safeguarding construction workers protects transportation investments
The nation’s prosperity depends on our roads and highways
Information for Policymakers
Buy America
Highway Trust Fund
Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP)
Work Zone Safety
Information for Industry
IIJA/IRA Implementation
Regulatory Priorities
Advocacy Tools and Information
Action Center On mobile, download the VoterVoice app and search “National Asphalt Pavement Association.”
Legislative & Regulatory Letters
- NAPA comments on EPA's Proposed Rule, Listing of Specific PFAS as Hazardous Waste (April 8, 2024)
- NAPA input on Draft Criteria for Product Category Rules to Support EPA's Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials (April 4, 2024)
- NAPA letter to Sentator Braun (R-IN) on National Work Zone Awarenss Week resolution (March 22, 2024)
- NAPA letter on IMPACT Act to House Science, Space & Technology Committee (March 20, 2024)
- NAPA letter to Senate Environment & Public Works Committee on Examining PFAS as Hazardous Substances (March 20, 2024)
- NAPA input on EPA Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials (March 18, 2024)
- NAPA letter on Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2024 (May 1, 2024)
- NAPA coalition letter on the Department of Transportation's Emergency Relief Program (September 12, 2024)
- NAPA comments on Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA) package (December 6, 2024).
- NAPA comments on Disaster Relief Funding (December 10, 2024)
- NAPA letter of support on Rep. Sean Duffy to lead as the next Secretary of the Department of Transportation (January 15, 2025)
- NAPA letter of support on Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead as the next Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (January 15, 2025)
- NAPA comments to Department of Transportation transition team (January 19, 2025)
- NAPA letter of support on "America Builds, The State of the Nation’s Transportation System" T&I Introductory Hearing (January 15, 2025)
- Coalition letter on Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2025 Section 199A (January 22, 2025)
- Coalition letter from Family Business Estate Tax Coalition on Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025 (January 23, 2025)
- Coalition letter on tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico (January 31, 2025)
- Work Zone Coalition letter on initatives to make work zones safer to House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (February 12, 2025)
- Coalition letter on USTR's Section 301 Investigation of China's Targeting of the Maritime, Logistics, and SHipbuilding Sectors for Dominance to Ambassador Jamieson Greer (March 24, 2025)
- NAPA letter on Highway Bill Reauthorization Policy Priorities to House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (April, 2025)
- Work Zone Safety Coalition letter on legislative recommendations for work zone safety in Highway Bill Reauthorization (April 2025)
- Coalition letter on proposed Electric Vehicle (EV) user fee to House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (April 30, 2025)
Advocacy Contacts
Nile Elam
Vice President, Government Affairs
Mitch Baldwin
Director, Government Affairs