Comment Letters
Besides our own government affairs departmental lobbying actions, NUCA is also active with several construction industry coalitions in Washington, D.C. and the 50 U.S. states. You will find on this page NUCA's and our coalition's official letters on Congressional legislation or federal regulations, sent to lawmakers or regulators on behalf of our members.
2023
- May 22, 2023 - NUCA Coalition to House Appropriations Cmte: Support H-2B Returning Worker Exemption in FY2024 DHS Bill
- May 18, 2023 - NUCA Coalition to Rep. Steve Daines: Support Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- May 9, 2023 - NUCA Coalition to USDOL Eddinger: Concerns About USDOL Apprenticeship Recommendations
- May 1, 2023 - NUCA Coalition to Congress: Support the Legal Immigration Reform (LIBERTY) Campaign
- April 24, 2023 - NUCA Coalition to Senate & House Appropriators: H-2B Visa Relief Sought For FY2024
- March 30, 2023 - NUCA Coalition to FHWA Administrator Bhatt: Request for 90-Day Extension of Buy America Requirements
- March 29, 2023 - NUCA Coalition to Sen. John Thune: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2023
- March 27, 2023 - NUCA Coalition to Congress: Letter on Permitting Reforms in Infrastructure
- March 14, 2023 - NUCA Coalition to House Agriculture Committee: USDA Rural Broadband Programs
- March 13, 2023 - NUCA Letter to OMB: BABAA Implementation Guidance
- March 9, 2023 - NUCA Coalition to House Committee: Make Small Business Tax Deduction Permanent
- March 8, 2023 - NUCA to Congressional Leadership: Support H.Res. 27, CRA Action on WOTUS
- March 7, 2023 - NUCA Coalition to DOC Sec. Raimondo: Oppose PLAs in CHIPS Program
- February 21, 2023 - NUCA Coalition to USDOE: Oppose NPRM on Clean Energy for Federal Buildings
- February 13, 2023 - NUCA Letter to EPA: Oppose Petition Reclassifying PVC Pipe As Hazardous Waste
2022
- October 18, 2022 - NUCA Letter to DOD, GSA, NASA: Oppose PLA Proposed FAR Rulemaking
- October 6, 2022 - NUCA Coalition to USDOE: Oppose Rulemaking on Consumer Furnace Energy Standards
- September 29, 2022 - NUCA Coalition to Senate Leadership: Oppose ENABLERS Act in NDAA
- July 27, 2022 - Coalition Letter to House Committee: Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2021 (H.R. 2193)
- July 1, 2022 - NUCA Letter to HUD: RFI Answers On Properly Implementing BABAA
- June 22, 2022 - NUCA Coalition to White House: Oppose Suspending Federal Motor Fuel User Fees
- June 21, 2022 - NUCA Coalition Letter to White House: BABAA 180-Day Delay
- June 6, 2022 - NUCA Letter to OMB: Implementation of Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA)
- February 28, 2022 - Coalition Letter to Congress: Support the Fair and Open Competition Act (S. 403/H.R. 1284)
- February 15, 2022 - Coalition Letter to President: Construction Businesses Oppose PLA Executive Order
- January 26, 2022 - Coalition Letter to OSHA: ANPR on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Response
2021
- December 17, 2021 - Coalition Letter to OSHA: Construction Industry Concerns About ETS Vaccine Mandate
- November 9, 2021 - Coalition Letter to House Committees: Oppose Taxing Unrealized Gains
- November 3, 2021 - Coalition Letter to President Biden: Five Immediate Supply Chain Solutions
- September 27, 2021 - Coalition Letter to OSHA: Construction Industry Concerns About Mandatory Covid Vaccinations
- September 24, 2021 - NUCA Letter to House Leadership: Vote Yes on Core Infrastructure Legislation, H.R. 3684
- September 9, 2021 - NUCA Letter to Congressional Leadership: Oppose Methane Tax Proposal
- September 8, 2021 - NUCA Coalition to House Ways & Means Committee: Reject Biden Administration Tax Increases
- September 7, 2021 - NUCA Coalition to Congressional Leadership: Oppose Methane Tax Proposal
- August 30, 2021 - Coalition Letter to USDOT Sec. Buttigieg: Provide More Public Transit Funding in S.Con.Res. 14.
- July 23, 2021 - NUCA Letter to Senate Leadership: Fully Fund DWWIA, S. 914
- July 22, 2021 - Coalition Letter to Senate EPW Committee: Oppose the PRO Act (S. 420)
- July 20, 2021 - Coalition Letter to Senate GOP Conference: Oppose Minimum Liability Insurance Requirements for Motor Carriers
- July 16, 2021 - NUCA Letter to US Treasury: IFR Guidance on Covid-19 Relief Funds Final Rule
- June 29, 2021 - Coalition Letter to Senate EPW Committee: Supporting RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act (S. 2166)
- June 23, 2021 - NUCA Letter to House Energy & Commerce Committee: NUCA Supports AQUA Act (H.R. 3291)
- April 5, 2021 - NUCA Letter to House Ways & Means Committee: Include Exempt Facilty Bonds in Infrastructure Legislation
- March 17, 2021 - NUCA Hearing Statement for Senate EPW Committee, "Examining the Challenges Facing Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Projects"
- March 9, 2021 - NUCA Letter to House Leadership: NUCA Opposes PRO Act, H.R. 842
- March 3, 2021 - NUCA Letter to Congress: NUCA 2021 Infrastructure Package Priorities
- March 2, 2021 - Coalition Letter to Congress: NEPA Modernization Process
- March 2, 2021 - Coalition Letter to OSHA: CISC Comments on Proposed COVID-19 Workplace Regulations
- February 23, 2021 - NUCA Hearing Statement for House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, "Building Back Better"
- February 18, 2021 - NUCA Letter to T&I Chairman DeFazio - NUCA Supports Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021
- February 1, 2021 - Coalition Letter to House T&I Committee: Oppose Increase In Motor Carrier Minimum Liability Coverage
- January 27, 2021 - Coalition Letter to OSHA: CISC Response to COVID-19 OSHA Regulatory Actions by Biden Administration
- January 22, 2021 - NUCA Letter to Senate Leadership: NUCA Support of Pete Buttigieg for USDOT Secretary
- January 5, 2021 - NUCA Letter to Biden Transition Team: NUCA Perspective on Administration Policy Priorities
2020
- December 21, 2020 - NUCA Letter to Congressional Leadership: Support for Omnibus/Covid-19 Legislation
- December 7, 2020 - NUCA Letter to House Leadership: Support for Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) in Lame-Duck Session
- December 1, 2020 - Coalition Letter to Congress: CISC Comments on Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, H.R. 3884
- November 19, 2020 - Coalition Letter to Senate Leadership: Fill Open FERC Commissioners To Expand Infrastructure Project Opportunities
- November 17, 2020 - NUCA Letter to Congressional Leadership: Extend CARES Act Deadline
- September 9, 2020 - Coalition Letter to Congress: NUCA Urges Extension of FAST Act With Increased State DOT Funding Levels
- August 6, 2020 - NUCA Letter to House Transportation Committee: NUCA Supports Including Stronger State Damage Prevention Laws in Pipeline Safety Bills
- July 20, 2020 - Coalition Letter to Congress: NUCA Supports Additional Funding to State DOTs in COVID-19 Legislation
- July 17, 2020 - NUCA Letter to House Leadership: Support for Great American Outdoors Act, S. 3422
- June 29, 2020 - NUCA Letter to House Speaker: NUCA Support for Select H.R. 2 Provisions
- June 29, 2020 - Coalition Letter to House Rules Committee: Support Bost Amendment (#194) Eliminating Sec. 4408 Increasing Minimum Liability Coverage for Motor Carriers
- June 26, 2020 - Coalition Letter to Congress: Opposition to NPDES Permitting Process Changes in H.R. 1497
- June 2, 2020 - Coalition Letter to Senate HELP Committee: CISC Comments on OSHA Temporary Standard for COVID-19 Pandemic
- May 28, 2020 - Coalition Letter to House: NUCA and Coalition for Workplace Safety Advise Against COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard
- May 21, 2020 - NUCA Letter to Congress: Adjustments to the Paycheck Protection Program Are Needed
- April 27, 2020 - NUCA Statement to the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee on America's Water Infrastructure Act and Drinking Water Infrastructure Act
- March 23, 2020 - NUCA Letter to DHS-CISA: Utility Construction Industry Essential Infrastructure Workers
- March 17, 2020 - NUCA Letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell: Improve the Coronavirus Response Act (HR 6201)
- October 24, 2019 - Coalition Letter: Clean Water Council Suppotrts Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019
- October 15, 2019 - Coalition Letter: CISC Comments on OSHA RFI - Occupational Exposure to Silica, Specified Exposure Control Methods
- October 8, 2019 - Comment Letter: Support for EPA Proposed Rule Clarifying State and Tribal Implementation of Sec. 401, Clean Water Act
- September 30, 2019 - Coalition Letter: Longterm Investements in Infrastructure, Surface Transportation Reauthorization - Infrastructure Working Group (IWG)
- September 16, 2019 - Coalition Letter: Opposition to Unfunded Mandates on American Businesses Engaged in Trucking (HR 1511 / S. 665, S. 2033, HR 3773, HR 3781)
- September 12, 2019 - Coalition Letter: Repealing Highway Contract Authority Rescission in FY2020 Continuing Resolution
- August 8, 2019 - Coalition Letter: Comments to House Education & Labor Subcommittee for Hearing, "Preventing Workplace Injury and Death from Excessive Heat."
- June 27, 2019 – Coalition Letter: PHMSA, Consumers Energy Utility Line Marking Failures
- June 20, 2019 – Coalition Letter: Minnesota Office of Pipeline Safety, CenturyLink “Call Before You Dig” Enforcement Action Needed