Save the date for Roofing Day in D.C. 2025!

To foster an educational and collaborative experience, Roofing Day in D.C. features expert speakers and panelists to inform and inspire attendees, who participate in an afternoon of meetings with their members of Congress and their staffs. Attendees have ample opportunity to network and connect with fellow professionals and are encouraged to bring key employees to the event.

Save the Date for our upcoming event on April 8-9, 2025! Registration will open in January, and we hope to see you (and a few friends!!!) there. We also encourage you to send a personalized letter to invite friends and colleagues.

2024 advocacy issues update:

1. Perkins CTE State Grants
   • The federal government has been funded on a temporary basis until Dec 20.
     • The Senate Committee passed bill provided an increase of $30 million
     • The House Committee passed bill provided an increase of $10 million.
     • NRCA continues to request robust funding, mostly recently in an industry wide letter in June requesting a minimum of a 5% increase.
2. WIOA
   • Although the House passed a bipartisan WIOA bill months ago, the Senate continues negotiations on their version of reform.
3. Immigration
   • The Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act (H.R. 3734) continues its bipartisan support with 2 republicans and 2 democrats supporting.
   • NRCA continues discussions on emerging consensus immigration solutions.
4. Tax
   • The Main Street Tax Certainty Act continues to gain support.
     • Current Cosponsors
       1. House – has grown to 191
       2. Senate – has grown to 34
     • Our industry has participated in numerous roundtables to support the 199A deduction in Florida, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and soon Texas.
   • Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act.
     • This legislation included a restoration of the ability of businesses to immediately deduct their R&D expenses.
       1. Although this bill passed the House with a bipartisan vote, the Senate voted down a procedural vote on the bill on Aug. 1, 2024.

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