President Trump continues the suspension of the increased tariffs on China
On Aug. 11, President Trump announced the continued suspension of increased tariffs on China as the two countries make progress on a larger trade deal that seeks to correct unfair trade practices and expand market access to U.S. exports in line with the U.S.’ global strategic interests. Suspended tariffs will be maintained until Nov. 10, 2025, while other U.S. tariff measures with respect to China will remain in place.
Rep. Lou Correa engages locally with NRCA affiliate regarding key policy issues
On Aug. 1, Rep. Lou Correa (D-Calif.) met with supporters in Anaheim, Calif., to discuss workforce development, tax policy, immigration reform and other issues critical to the roofing industry. Eddie Marquez, CEO of the Union Roofing Contractors Association of Southern California—an NRCA affiliate—attended the meeting to continue building on the strong working relationship with Correa.
Correa, who addressed attendees of Roofing Day in D.C. 2025 in April, has been a champion of bipartisan solutions to address the workforce shortage, expand career and technical education opportunities, and advance balanced immigration reform. NRCA appreciates Correa’s leadership and commitment to engaging with industry leaders year-round to advance policies that strengthen small businesses, create jobs and promote economic growth.
NRCA wins for you—check out our latest accomplishments!
NRCA successfully communicates the views of the roofing industry to policy makers in Washington, D.C., regarding legislative and regulatory issues of importance. Although it can seem as if nothing gets done in Washington, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on recent successes. NRCA could not have done this work without the engagement of our members! NRCA recently secured several major tax policy and workforce wins for the roofing industry in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), including changes to the beneficial ownership reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act; maintaining funding for Perkins CTE State Grants during the last fiscal year; making progress on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act; and continuing to host Roofing Day in D.C., one of the largest advocacy events in Washington, D.C. Learn more about specific accomplishments. If you would you like to host a member of Congress at your business to say thank you, please email Deb Mazol at DMazol@nrca.net.
Senate Appropriations Committee approves level funding for Perkins CTE State Grants
On July 31, the Senate Appropriations Committee advanced 26-3 the fiscal year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill on a bipartisan vote. The bill maintains level funding for the Perkins CTE State Grant at $1.4 billion, a key NRCA priority and frequent Roofing Day in D.C. key advocacy issue. The House has not yet acted regarding this appropriations legislation.
Although this program is consistently underfunded compared with four-year universities, NRCA, along with its industry allies, were successful in increasing funding for this program by more than $300 million dollars since 2018. NRCA recently joined with industry allies to promote increased funding for Perkins CTE grants, and you can join us by sending a grassroots Action Alert asking your member of Congress to support increased funding for this vital program. Current federal government funding expires Sept. 30.
New SBA chief counsel for advocacy
The Senate approved the nomination of Casey Mulligan to be chief counsel for advocacy at the U.S. Small Business Administration, and he was sworn in Aug. 1. As chief counsel, Mulligan is charged with overseeing the SBA Office of Advocacy, which was established to ensure the interests of small businesses are represented within the federal regulatory process. Mulligan has had a distinguished academic career in economics at the University of Chicago and previously served as chief economist on the Council of Economic Advisors during the first Trump administration. NRCA has worked with previous chief counsels and other staff at the Office of Advocacy for many years in efforts to reduce regulatory burdens on small businesses and looks forward to working with Chief Counsel Mulligan in his new role.
