ASCE Government Relations

07/23/2026

Our new Massachusetts report card is out! Here's some key facts from it.

07/23/2026

The grades are in. Massachusetts infrastructure received a 'D+' grade on the Commonwealth's first report card.
Read the full report at infrastructurereportcard.org/Massachusetts

07/22/2026

The inaugural Report Card for Massachusetts' Infrastructure is coming on July 23! The report will be released at the Massachusetts State House at 2pm! Check back here to see the grade!

06/09/2026

NEW American Society of Civil Engineers Statement: Civil Engineers Oppose Efforts to Erode Scientific Funding and Review

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) vehemently opposes the proposed rule titled “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance,” recently released by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This rule would cause severe harm to scientific research and academia, professiona...

06/04/2026

More than two years after the collapse of the FSK Bridge in Baltimore, states are taking action to protect bridges that face similar risks due to ship traffic.
ASCE 2023 President Maria Lehman spoke with Marketplace Business News about what's being done to protect vital infrastructure.

The nearly 100-year-old Lewis and Clark Bridge wasn’t built to accommodate the giant ships that now travel underneath it.

05/22/2026

Early Friday morning, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced the BUILD America 250 Act.

Here's a look at what's inside the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill moving through the U.S. House.

House lawmakers advance the $580B BUILD America 250 Act to reauthorize transportation programs, boost infrastructure funding, and reform project delivery.

05/20/2026

This week is United for Infrastructure week! The American Society of Civil Engineers Report Card for America's Infrastructure estimates that maintaining current infrastructure investment levels could save the average American household $700 annually.
That is one of the reasons why robust and sustained funding is critical to building a stronger America.

Learn more during 👉 www.unitedforinfrastructure.org/infra-week-2026

05/01/2026

New state report card alert!
See why Minnesota's infrastructure grade stayed a 'C' and what can be done to raise the grade
https://infrastructurereportcard.org/state-item/minnesota/

04/30/2026

The 2026 Report Card for Minnesota's Infrastructure is out! The state maintained a C grade across 11 categories of infrastructure.

04/16/2026

Western states struggle with water access and delivery, but federal programs like the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) are providing investments that are getting results