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Tell Your Members of Congress: Oppose the Gas Prices Relief Act

Contact your Members of Congress and urge them to oppose suspending the federal gas tax.

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Share An Infrastructure Report

Share any of ASCE's National, State, or Regional Infrastructure Report Cards and other reports with your elected officials.

  • Share the Grades and Solutions in the 2021 Infrastructure Report Card

    Share the 2021 Report Card and let your elected leaders know the challenges and the solutions.

Top Issues Before the U.S. Congress

Take action now on these top issues being considered by your U.S. Representative and/or U.S. Senators:

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    Tell Your Members of Congress: Oppose the Gas Prices Relief Act

    Contact your Members of Congress and urge them to oppose suspending the federal gas tax.

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    Tell Congress to Pass WRDA 2022

    Our nation’s dams, levees, ports, and inland waterways provide essential benefits but are quickly reaching the end of their design life. Let’s close the investment gap to ensure our water resources infrastructure systems are competitive in the 21st century. Ask Congress to pass the Water Resources Development Act of 2022!

Top State Issues

Take action now on these issues in the states:

  • Minnesota: Tell Your State Legislators to Approve Critical Transportation Funding Now

    Contact Gov. Walz and your state legislators to come back into special session to approval critical infrastructure funds.

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Bills Related to Civil Engineering

Here are some bills currently active in Congress that relate to civil engineering issues. For bills active in your state, visit http://www.asce.org/multistate.

  • Federal - HR 5303

    A bill to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes.

    Support

  • Federal - S 2848

    Water Resources Development Act (official title to be confirmed).

    Support

  • Federal - H Con Res 112

    Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress opposing the President's proposed $10 tax on every barrel of oil.

    Oppose

  • Federal - S 2835

    A bill to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of high hazard potential dams, and for other purposes.

    Support

  • Federal - HR 636

    Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016

    Monitoring

  • Federal - S 2844

    Fiscal 2017 Transportation-HUD Appropriations

    Support

  • Federal - HR 4441

    Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016

    Monitoring

  • Federal - HR 680

    UPDATE Act of 2015

    Support

  • Federal - S 2583

    FUND Water Act

    Support

  • Federal - HR 5177

    A bill to improve disaster mitigation programs, and for other purposes.

    Monitoring

See how your elected officials voted

Click on a vote to see how your Representative or Senators voted on a civil engineering related bill

  • Federal - S163

    December 10, 2016 Water Infrastructure Investments for the Nation Act (formerly WRDA)

    For

  • Federal - H622

    December 8, 2016 Water Infrastructure Investments for the Nation Act (formerly WRDA)

    For

  • Federal - S141

    September 15, 2016 Water Resources Act of 2016

    For

  • Federal - H572

    September 28, 2016 Water Resources Act of 2016

    For

  • Federal - H296

    June 10, 2016 Proposed Oil Tax

    Against

  • Federal - H606

    November 4, 2015 Surface Transportation Reauthorization

    No position