Dear Speaker Johnson:
The undersigned chambers of commerce, representing businesses small and large across the United States, urge you to prioritize floor passage of H.R. 8870, the Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America's 250th Act (BUILD America 250 Act). This legislation enjoys broad, bipartisan support for its important investments in our nation’s surface transportation network – the foundation of our economy, competitiveness, and quality of life.
The BUILD America 250 Act includes $474.4 billion in guaranteed funding for the maintenance and construction of our nation’s roads, bridges, railroads, transit systems, and ports, which support safe and efficient trade, travel, and tourism in our communities. Further, the bill includes important reforms to the reviews and permitting of new transportation projects, which will help deliver critical infrastructure with fewer delays and at lower cost. It also includes the first meaningful effort to provide new revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund, essential to long-term sustainability of federal infrastructure investments. Finally, this legislation provides valuable certainty to States, local governments, transit agencies, and private-sector partners in planning, financing, and delivering major surface transportation projects, which helps employ millions of Americans.
The BUILD America 250 Act is a strong, bipartisan start to the reauthorization process. We stand ready to work with you, the Senate, and the Trump Administration in continuing to strengthen this legislation with the goal of making it law this year.
Sincerely,
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Birmingham Business Alliance
Coastal Alabama Business Chamber
East Alabama Chamber of Commerce
Enterprise Chamber of Commerce
Greater Pell City Chamber of Commerce
Madison Chamber of Commerce
Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce
Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce
Opelika Chamber of Commerce
Prattville Area Chamber of Commerce
Shoals Chamber of Commerce
SouthWest Mobile County Chamber of Commerce
Alaska
Alaska Chamber
Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce
Greater Wasilla Chamber of Commerce
Arizona
Apache Junction Area Chamber of Commerce
Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce
Carefree Cave Creek Chamber of Commerce
Chandler Chamber of Commerce
Coolidge Chamber of Commerce
Fountain Hills Chamber of Commerce
Gilbert Chamber of Commerce
Glendale Chamber of Commerce
Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce
Greater Phoenix Chamber
Greater Sedona Chamber of Commerce
Lake Havasu Area Chamber of Commerce
Mesa Chamber of Commerce
Nogales Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce
Northwest Valley Chamber of Commerce
Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce
Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce
Tempe Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Southern Arizona
West Valley Chambers of Commerce Alliance
West Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce
Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce
Arkansas
Bentonville Area Chamber
Little Rock Regional Chamber
Rogers Lowell Chamber
California
Armenian American Chamber of Commerce
Brea Chamber of Commerce
Buellton Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce and Civic Association of Pasadena
Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce
Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce
Gateway Chambers Alliance
Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce
Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce
Greater Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce
Greater High Desert Chamber of Commerce
Greater Modesto Chamber of Commerce
Greater Ontario Business Council
Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce
Greater San Fernando Valley Chamber of Commerce
Harbor Association of Industry and Commerce
Lake Elsinore Valley Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln Area Chamber of Commerce
Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce
Murrieta/Wildomar Chamber of Commerce
Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce
Oceanside Chamber of Commerce
Orange County Business Council
Palm Desert Area Chamber of Commerce
Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
Rancho Cordova Area Chamber
Redlands Chamber of Commerce
Roseville Area Chamber of Commerce
Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
San Diego Business Chamber
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership
San Juan Capistrano Chamber of Commerce
San Marcos Chamber of Commerce
Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce
Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce
Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce & Innovation
Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce
Southwest California Legislative Council
Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce
Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce
Valley Industry and Commerce Association
Yorba Linda Chamber of Commerce
Colorado
Alamosa County Chamber of Commerce
Castle Rock Chamber
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
Vail Valley Partnership
Connecticut
Connecticut Business & Industry Association
Windham Region Chamber of Commerce
Delaware
Delaware State Chamber of Commerce
Florida
Boca Regional Chamber
Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce
Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Greater Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce
JAX Chamber
Lakeland Chamber of Commerce
Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance
Orlando Economic Partnership
Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce
Sarasota Chamber of Commerce
Tampa Bay Chamber
Georgia
Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce
Barrow County Chamber of Commerce
Cobb Chamber
Columbia County Chamber of Commerce
Cordele-crisp Chamber
Dooly County Chamber of Commerce
Douglas County Chamber
Fayette Chamber of Commerce
Gilmer County Chamber of Commerce
Greater North Fulton Chamber
Greater Pooler Area Chamber of Commerce
Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce
Henry County Chamber of Commerce
Korean American Chamber of Commerce USA
Moultrie-Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce
Murray County Chamber of Commerce
Rome Floyd Chamber of Commerce
Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce
Hawaii
Chamber of Commerce Hawaii
Kapolei Chamber of Commerce
Maui Chamber of Commerce
Idaho
Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce
Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce
Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry
Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce
Twin Falls Area Chamber of Commerce
Illinois
Algonquin / Lake in the Hills Chamber of Commerce
Chamber630
Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce
Dixon Chamber of Commerce & Main Street
Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce
GOA Regional Business Association
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Maywood Chamber of Commerce
McLean County Chamber of Commerce
Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce
Niles Chamber of Commerce
Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce
Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce
Indiana
DeKalb Chamber Partnership
Greater Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Kendallville Area Chamber of Commerce
LaGrange County Chamber of Commerce, Indiana
Owen County Economic Development Corporation
South Bend Regional Chamber
Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance
Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
Greater Burlington Partnership
Greater Des Moines Partnership
Iowa Association of Business and Industry
Iowa Business Council
Keokuk Area Chamber of Commerce
Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
Leawood, Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce
Overland Park Chamber of Commerce
Parsons Chamber of Commerce
Salina Area Chamber of Commerce
Kentucky
Commerce Lexington
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
One Louisville
Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana
Bossier Chamber of Commerce
Central Louisiana Regional Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana Association of Business & Industry
One Acadiana
St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce
Maine
Maine State Chamber of Commerce
Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce
Maryland
Allegany County Chamber of Commerce
Cecil County Chamber of Commerce
Central Maryland Chamber of Commerce
Howard County Chamber of Commerce
Maryland Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts
Associated Industries of Massachusetts
Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce
Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Metro South Chamber of Commerce
Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce
Michigan
Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce
Barry County Chamber and Economic Development Alliance
Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce
Detroit Regional Chamber
Flint & Genesee Chamber
Grand Rapids Chamber
Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce
Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce
Southeast Michigan Chamber of Commerce
Minnesota
Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Commerce
Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce
Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce
Greater Mankato Growth
Hermantown Area Chamber of Commerce
Lonsdale Area Chamber of Commerce
Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce
Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce
Shakopee Area Chamber of Commerce
St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce
St. Paul Area Chamber
The Chamber Grand Forks/East Grand Forks
Willmar Lakes Area Chamber
Mississippi
Area Development Partnership - Greater Hattiesburg
Community Development Foundation
Jackson County Chamber of Commerce
Mississippi Business Alliance
Natchez Adams County Chamber of Commerce
Missouri
Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce
Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce
St. Charles Regional Chamber
Montana
Billings Chamber of Commerce
Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Helena Area Chamber of Commerce
Kalispell Chamber of Commerce
Montana Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska
Greater Omaha Chamber
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry
North Platte Area Chamber and Development Corporation
Nevada
Carson City Chamber of Commerce
Henderson Chamber of Commerce
Mesquite NV Chamber of Commerce
Reno + Sparks Chamber of Commerce
Vegas Chamber
New Hampshire
Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth
Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce
New Jersey
African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey
Burlington County Regional Chamber of Commerce
Hudson County Chamber of Commerce
Meadowlands Regional Chamber & CVB
New Jersey Business and Industry Association
New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce
New Mexico
New Mexico Chamber of Commerce
New York
Buffalo Niagara Partnership
Business Council of Westchester
Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce & CVB
Niagara USA Chamber of Commerce
Orange County Chamber of Commerce
The Business Council of New York State
North Carolina
Alleghany County Chamber of Commerce
Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce
Caldwell Chamber of Commerce
Charlotte Regional Business Alliance
Dunn Area Chamber of Commerce
Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce
Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
Greater Winston Salem
Matthews Area Chamber of Commerce
McDowell Chamber of Commerce
Moore County Chamber of Commerce
NC Chamber
Yancey County Chamber of Commerce
North Dakota
Bismarck Mandan Chamber EDC
Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce
Greater North Dakota Chamber
The Chamber Grand Forks/East Grand Forks
Ohio
Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce
Greater Springfield Partnership
Licking County Chamber of Commerce
Lima Allen-County Chamber of Commerce
Marion Area Chamber of Commerce
New Albany Chamber of Commerce
Northern Ohio Area Chambers of Commerce (NOACC)
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Tallmadge Chamber of Commerce
Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce
Troy Area Chamber of Commerce
Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber
Zanesville-Muskingum County, Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma
Ardmore Chamber of Commerce
Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
Norman Chamber of Commerce
Owasso Chamber of Commerce
State Chamber of Oklahoma
Tulsa Regional Chamber
Oregon
Albany Area Chamber of Commerce
Bay Area Chamber of Commerce
Bend Chamber of Commerce
Boardman Chamber of Commerce
Oregon Business & Industry Association
Pendleton Chamber of Commerce
Portland Metro Chamber
Salem Area Chamber of Commerce
Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce
Pennsylvania
Allegheny Conference on Community Development
Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry
Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce
Greater Reading Chamber Alliance
Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce
Harrisburg Regional Chamber
Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce
Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry
Phoenixville Regional Chamber of Commerce
Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce
South West Regional Chamber
Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce
Rhode Island
Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce
Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce
Narragansett Chamber of Commerce
Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce
South Carolina
Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce
Berkeley Chamber of Commerce
Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
Fountain Inn Chamber of Commerce
Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Greater Summerville/Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce
Hilton Head Island - Bluffton Chamber of Commerce
Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development
North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce
OneSpartanburg
South Carolina Manufacturers and Commerce
South Dakota
Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce
South Dakota Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Tennessee
Anderson County Chamber of Commerce
Blount County Chamber of Commerce
Bristol Chamber of Commerce
Crossville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce
Kingsport Chamber
Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce
Livingston/Overton County Chamber of Commerce
Obion County Joint Economic Development Corporation
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Texas
Abilene Chamber of Commerce
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Cuero Chamber of Commerce
Dallas Regional Chamber
Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce
Grapevine Chamber of Commerce
Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce
Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce
Greenville Chamber of Commerce
Hurst Euless Bedford Chamber of Commerce
Longview Chamber of Commerce
Mansfield Area Chamber of Commerce
Metro SA Chamber of Commerce
North Houston Association
Northern Brazoria County Chamber of Commerce
Pasadena Chamber of Commerce
Plano Chamber of Commerce
Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce
United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce
Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce
Utah
Cache Valley Chamber of Commerce
Cedar City Area Chamber of Commerce
Davis Chamber of Commerce
Salt Lake Chamber
South Valley Chamber of Commerce
St. George Area Chamber of Commerce
Utah Chamber
Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce
Vermont
Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Virginia
Botetourt County Chamber of Commerce
Bristol Chamber of Commerce
Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce
ChamberRVA
Fredericksburg Regional Chamber
Hampton Roads Chamber
Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce
Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
Northern Virginia Chamber
Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce
Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce
Top of Virginia Regional Chamber
Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Virginia Peninsula Chamber
Washington
Association of Washington Business
Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce
Burlington Chamber of Commerce
Covington Chamber of Commerce
Greater Everett Chamber of Commerce
Greater Kitsap Chamber
Greater Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce
Greater Spokane Incorporated
Greater Vancouver Chamber
Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce
Lynnwood Chamber of Commerce
Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber
Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia
Lewis County Chamber of Commerce
Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Wisconsin
Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce
Envision Greater Fond du Lac
Forward Janesville
Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce
New Berlin Chamber of Commerce
Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce
Portage County Business Council
Wyoming
Campbell County Chamber of Commerce
Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce
Platte County Chamber of Commerce
Riverton Chamber and Visitors Center
Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce
Wyoming Chamber of Commerce
