To the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate:
The undersigned organizations, comprising the Move America Coalition, urge you to enact a new surface transportation bill that includes robust funding before the end of this Congress.
Our organizations collectively represent a broad array of U.S. businesses, workers, infrastructure owners, and other stakeholders who both rely on—and are responsible for helping build and maintain—the nation’s surface transportation network. Sound and sustained investment in our network of roads, bridges, transit systems, railroads, and ports is critical to bolstering America’s role in the global economy. These investments help create and preserve jobs, support public safety, enhance our quality of life, and facilitate trade and travel.
We are, therefore, calling on Congress to prioritize four objectives as you reauthorize our surface transportation programs:
- Maintain robust levels of road and transit funding, at or above Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) levels, to ensure funding reliability and continued improvement of our nation’s infrastructure.
- Fix the Highway Trust Fund by proposing solutions that maintain a user-based fee that supports predictable funding.
- Modernize the project delivery and permitting processes to accelerate implementation and maximize the impact of public investments.
- Enhance the safety, efficiency, and reliability of our transportation network to protect travelers, workers, and communities.
The last surface transportation reauthorization made a historic investment in infrastructure, addressing long-standing needs within the transportation network. The 2025 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure from the American Society of Civil Engineers graded our nation’s bridges a “C,” our roadways a “D+,” and our transit systems a “D” – all showing improvements since 2021. While these advancements reflect positive momentum, significant challenges remain. To sustain and accelerate progress, Congress must prioritize building on current funding levels.
Addressing the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund will provide lasting assurance of infrastructure funding, delivering a significant boost to American economic security. Reliable federal infrastructure dollars will allow states to develop long-term strategies for addressing decades long infrastructure needs into the future.
Enacting meaningful permitting reform will also ensure federal funding has a greater impact by expediting the construction of critical infrastructure projects. Outdated and inefficient permitting processes delay investments and drive-up costs. Bipartisan permitting reform will enable smarter, faster, and more sustainable project delivery, unlocking the full potential of our surface transportation programs.
The upcoming surface transportation reauthorization provides an opportunity to build on safety progress, reduce congestion, and create infrastructure that withstands both daily demands and extreme conditions. Strategic investments save future costs while keeping people and commerce moving smoothly. By prioritizing these elements now, Congress can create a transportation system that saves lives, strengthens the economy, and serves communities for generations to come.
We stand united in calling for a multi-year reauthorization that provides certainty and necessary resources to state and local governments, while creating new jobs and improving quality of life for all Americans. As a nation, we must address the investment backlog in our roads, bridges, and public transportation systems. These investments will deliver meaningful economic and quality-of-life enhancements to communities across the country and position our nation’s infrastructure as fit for the future. A new five-year reauthorization would ensure state and local governments have the funding certainty needed to improve our communities and benefit American businesses and workers.
We encourage you to work collectively to deliver timely, bipartisan legislation.
Sincerely,
Airports Council International - North America
American Cement Association
American Council of Engineering Companies
American Highway Users Association
American Public Transportation Association
American Road & Transportation Builders Association
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Trucking Associations
Associated Equipment Distributors
Associated General Contractors of America
Association of Equipment Manufacturers
Intermodal Association of North America
International Union of Operating Engineers
Laborers International Union of North America
National Association of Counties
National Association of Manufacturers
National Industrial Transportation League (NITL)
National League of Cities
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association
Transport Workers Union of America
Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA)
Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Travel Association
United for Infrastructure
