Roads/Highway

DBE Program

Issues related to the car rental industry. Issues related to the transportation sector. Issues related to surface transportation bills. Issues related to tax and expensing. Issues related to road safety. Issues related to vehicle recalls and safety. Issues related to airports. Issues related to vehicle data ownership. Issues related to insurance. Issues related to anti terrorism. issues related to crime deterrence. Issues related to public safety and law enforcement. Issues related to consumer privacy. Issues related to artificial intelligence. Issues related to data export.

General transportation issues related to surface transportation policies and the Highway Beautification Act.

FY 2027 Transportation Appropriations and Congressionally Directed Spending/Community Project Funding for planning and construction of the I-5/ SR-113 Connectors; FY 2027 Transportation Appropriations related to highway construction,

Federal legislative, regulatory and administrative matters affecting U.S. manufacturing, trade and tariffs, customs enforcement, domestic-content requirements, supply-chain resilience, infrastructure, energy and electric transmission, broadband, transportation, automotive and tire manufacturing, construction, mining and offshore applications, advanced energy and hydrogen, public procurement, permitting, workforce development, tax policy, grants and incentives, and policies affecting Bekaerts products, operations, investment and U.S. competitiveness.

Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - PL 117-58 Support for introduction of the Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America's 250th Act, or the BUILD America 250 Act - HR 8870 Amendments during BUILD America 250 Act markup, including items related to highway formula funding, work zone safety, Buy America protections, permitting, Highway Trust Fund revenue collection Successor highway reauthorization package and industry priorities to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) PL 117-58 Highway Trust Fund solvency and revenue raisers - vehicle-miles-traveled (VMTs), gross-vehicle-weight and General Fund Transfer - and preparing relevant Congressional testimony Work zone safety and Work Zone Safety Contingency Funds (WZSCF) Expand use of Reclaimed Asphalt Product (RAP) and recycled pavement materials Maintaining formula funding for State DOTs and core highway programs support Support for Accelerated Implementation and Deployment of Pavement Technologies (AID-PT) Affirm Buy America exemptions for certain construction raw material inputs - aggregates and asphalt binder - and examination of lane striping pigment material inputs Support 80/20 split between highway and transit accounts within the Highway Trust Fund Work on continued implementation of work zone speed cameras and amending HR 5394 Support for The Preventing Roadside and Work Zone Deaths Act (HR 2992) and work towards a Senate companion bill; The Preventing Roadside and Work Zone Deaths Act (S 3871) Supporting efforts for a national driver's education program geared work zone safety awareness Permitting reform via the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (BAAJA) - S. 5653

Infrastructure development in Indiana

Implementation of PL 117-70, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act HR 973, Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act HR 8870, BUILD America 250 Act mobility on demand and mobility as a service issues related to safety of transportation network companies

Surface Transportation Reauthorization priorities.

General discussions related to construction