Efforts to promote U.S. Manufacturing Sector; Issues surrounding the development of critical infrastructure manufacturing base and importance of manufacturing to national security; Implementation of administration actions, including Executive Orders, to promote domestic manufacturing and job creation and retention; Implementation of melted and poured standard for steel under Buy America; Legislative efforts to promote the rebuilding and expansion of infrastructure and promoting the use of domestically produced materials; Support for Buy America policies in potential infrastructure legislation including a potential Surface Transportation bill and a potential Water Resources Development Act; Buy America policies and funding levels, for infrastructure programs in FY2026 and FY2027 appropriations bills; Support for Buy America policies in legislation including the Housing for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 6644, S. 2651) Support for SHIPS for America Act (H.R. 3151/S. 1541).
Trade law enforcement; Workers' Rights in international trade; Trade issues relating to surge in importation of steel and aluminum products into the United States; Treatment of Chinese overcapacity in steel, aluminum, paper and other industrial sectors; Support for Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act; Support for Rapid Response Mechanism Workers Rights cases under the USMCA; Proposals to address circumvention and evasion of existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders, including the Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2025 (H.R. 1284/S. 3808); Support for Trade Adjustment Assistance Renewal; Support for action under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to address Chinese Transportation, logistics, and maritime policies and their impact on domestic production and employment; Development of carbon border adjustment mechanisms and other trade tools to main domestic manufacturing production while driving decarbonization; Support for the Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act (H.R.1548/ S.691); Addressing surge of steel and aluminum imports from Mexico; Support for Administrations increase of tariffs on Chinese exports of steel and aluminum products; Support for retention of Section 301 tariffs against China; Treatment of aluminum and alumina in Critical Mineral Agreements or potential plurilateral critical mineral trade agreements under consideration by the administration; Tariff coverage for domestic chemical grade alumina under section 232 tariffs or other administration tariff actions; Support for strategic implementation of broad tariffs against countries engaged in unfair trade practices; Support for SHIPS for America Act (S. 1541/H.R. 3151); Support for Building Ships in America Act (S. 1536); Advocate for utilization of domestic supplies of plate and other commodities in domestic shipbuilding.
Identify actions that could be taken to reduce the scope and length of employer lockout of union.
Support for SHIPS for America Act (H.R. 3151/S. 1541); Opposition to Presidential Jones Act Waivers.
Support for Building Ships in America Act (S. 1536).