More than 90% of roads and highways, along with 80% of airfields, are surfaced with asphalt pavements. We’re actively invested in every community, facilitating connection and commerce.
As the industry’s national voice, NAPA works with Congress, the Administration, Departments of Transportation, and numerous other stakeholders and partners to engineer smooth, safe, long-lasting roads. Together, let’s leverage the country’s historic investment in infrastructure to keep the momentum going.
Learn how and why infrastructure momentum is crucial to the nation's economy and well-being in The Washington Times' special section on infrastructure: Secure the Highway Trust Fund to keep America moving, by Audrey Copeland, PhD, PE, NAPA President & CEO.
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.
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
Join the Political Advocacy Member Council
Our Political Advocacy Membership offers employees of NAPA member companies a deeper understanding of the legislative process and dealing with Members of Congress and federal agencies. This no-cost individual membership empowers you to get involved with NAPA's Political Advocacy Member Council and learn about the NAPA Political Action Committee (NAPA-PAC).
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)
Advocacy Contacts
Nile Elam
Vice President, Government Affairs
Mitch Baldwin
Director, Government Affairs