Permitting Reform Coalition Letter

To the Members of the United States Senate:

On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we urge you to prioritize and pass bipartisan, comprehensive permitting reform legislation as early this year as possible. Communities across America are counting on Congress to deliver a modernized, efficient, predictable, and transparent permitting process-one that provides the project certainty needed to secure investment today, unlock economic growth, and foster innovation that creates opportunity and a stronger future for families and neighborhoods.

The House of Representatives led the way by passing several important permitting reform bills at the end of 2025. Their efforts reflect a bipartisan recognition that our current permitting process is broken. Now, the Senate must build on that momentum and deliver meaningful reform that benefits families and communities nationwide.

Across the country, communities and businesses are ready to invest in projects that will strengthen our economy and improve quality of life-from expanding broadband access and upgrading transportation networks, to building innovative energy facilities that will provide new sources of power to meet growing demand, and modernizing drinking water systems. But too often, outdated and inefficient permitting processes stand in the way, delaying these investments and driving up costs.

These delays not only increase the financial burden of construction due to inflation and rising material and labor costs but also postpone the critical benefits that new and improved infrastructure brings to communities. Families and businesses are left waiting for safer roads, better public transit, improved drinking water access, more affordable energy, and access to high-speed internet-essentials that drive economic growth, improve public health, and enhance quality of life. Improving permitting processes will empower businesses and communities to invest in and deliver the infrastructure needed to address today's challenges.

A modernized permitting system will help us build smarter, faster, and more sustainably-we just need a system that keeps pace with our ambition. We urge the Senate to work across the aisle to enact durable legislation now, reflecting the urgency and opportunity before us. Our communities are ready to build.

Sincerely,

National / Regional

Agricultural Retailers Association

Airlines for America

Airports Council International - North America

Alliance for Chemical Distribution

American Association of Port Authorities

American Cement Association

American Chemistry Council

American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute

American Conservation Coalition Action

American Consumer Institute

American Council for Capital Formation

American Council of Engineering Companies

American Exploration & Mining Association

American Farm Bureau Federation

American Forest & Paper Association

American Forest Resource Council

American Foundry Society

American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers

American Gas Association

American Highway Users Alliance

American Petroleum Institute

American Pipeline Contractors Association

American Public Gas Association

American Public Power Association

American Road & Transportation Builders Association

American Society of Civil Engineers

American Trucking Associations

American Wood Council

Associated Builders and Contractors

Associated Equipment Distributors

Associated General Contractors of America

Association of American Railroads

Association of Equipment Manufacturers

Business Council for Sustainable Energy

Career Education Colleges and Universities

Carbon Capture Impact

Carbon Utilization Research Council

Center for LNG

Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions

Clean Hydrogen Future Coalition

ClearPath Action

Competitive Carriers Association

Composite Panel Association

Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute

ConservAmerica Action

Consumer Energy Alliance

Consumer Healthcare Products Association

Corn Refiners Association

Council of Industrial Boiler Owners

CTIA - The Wireless Association

Decorative Hardwoods Association

Distribution Contractors Association

Edison Electric Institute

Electric Power Supply Association

Energy Equipment and Infrastructure Alliance

Essential Minerals Association

Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association

Forest Resources Association

Fragrance Creators Association

Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association

Global Infrastructure Investor Association

GPA Midstream Association

Hardwood Federation

Independent Electrical Contractors

Independent Petroleum Association of America

Information Technology Industry Council

Institute of Makers of Explosives

Interstate Natural Gas Association of America

International Sign Association

Korean American Chamber of Commerce USA

Large Public Power Council

Liquid Energy Pipeline Association

Metals Service Center Institute

National Asphalt Pavement Association

National Association of Home Builders

National Association of Manufacturers

National Association of Realtors

National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors

National Cattlemen's Beef Association

National Electrical Manufacturers Association

National Federation of Independent Business

National Lime Association

National Mining Association

National Ocean Industries Association

National Ready Mixed Concrete Association

National Restaurant Association

National Roofing Contractors Association

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association

National Utility Contractors Association

National Waste & Recycling Association

Natural Gas Supply Association

North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers

NTEA - The Work Truck Association

Partnership to Address Global Emissions

Plastics Industry Association

Plastics Pipe Institute

Power and Communication Contractors Association

PRINTING United Alliance

Public Lands Council

Recycled Materials Association

R Street Institute

Securing America's Future Energy

Semiconductor Industry Association

Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council

State Business Executives

TechNet

The Association of Union Constructors

The Fertilizer Institute

The USLNG Association

Treated Wood Council

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

USA Rice

U.S. Industrial Pellet Association

U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation

USTelecom - The Broadband Association

Vinyl Institute

Water and Sewer Distributors of America

Western Energy Alliance

Western States Trucking Association

Alabama

Birmingham Business Alliance

Business Council of Alabama

Coastal Alabama Business Chamber

Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce

Elba Chamber of Commerce

Enterprise Chamber of Commerce

Mobile Chamber

Mountain Lakes Chamber of Commerce

Opelika Chamber of Commerce

Prattville Area Chamber of Commerce

Selma and Dallas County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Information

Shoals Chamber of Commerce

Alaska

Alaska Chamber of Commerce

Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce

Arizona

Apache Junction Area Chamber of Commerce

Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry / Arizona Manufacturers Council

Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce

Carefree Cave Creek Chamber of Commerce

Chandler Chamber of Commerce

Fountain Hills Chamber of Commerce

Gilbert Chamber of Commerce

Glendale Chamber of Commerce

Graham County Chamber of Commerce

Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce

Greater Phoenix Chamber

Greater Sedona Chamber of Commerce

Green Valley Sahuarita Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center

Kingman Area Chamber of Commerce

Lake Havasu Area Chamber of Commerce

Mesa Chamber of Commerce

Nogales Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce

Northwest Valley Chamber of Commerce

Peoria Chamber of Commerce

Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce

Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce

Springerville-Eagar Regional Chamber of Commerce

Tempe Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber of Southern Arizona

West Valley Chambers of Commerce Alliance

West Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce

Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce

Arkansas

Arkadelphia Alliance and Chamber

Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce / AIA

Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce

Little Rock Regional Chamber

California

Armenian American Chamber of Commerce

Brea Chamber of Commerce

Buellton Chamber of Commerce

California Chamber of Commerce

California Farm Bureau

Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce

Chatsworth Porter Ranch Chamber of Commerce

Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce

Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce

Colusa County Chamber of Commerce

Dana Point Chamber of Commerce

El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce

Fresno Chamber of Commerce

Gateway Chambers Alliance

Gilroy Chamber of Commerce

Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce

Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce

Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce

Greater Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce

Greater High Desert Chamber of Commerce

Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce

Greater Modesto Chamber of Commerce

Greater Ontario Business Council

Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce

Greater San Fernando Valley Chamber of Commerce

Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce

Inland Empire Economic Partnership

Lake Elsinore Valley Chamber of Commerce

Lake Forest Chamber of Commerce

Lincoln Area Chamber of Commerce

Livermore Valley Chamber of Commerce

Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce

Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce

Mission Viejo Chamber of Commerce

Moorpark Chamber of Commerce

Murrieta/Wildomar Chamber of Commerce

Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce

North San Diego Business Chamber

Oceanside Chamber of Commerce

Orange County Business Council

Palm Desert Area Chamber of Commerce

Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and Civic Association

Pomona Chamber of Commerce

Porterville Chamber of Commerce

Rancho Cordova Area Chamber of Commerce

Redding Chamber of Commerce

Regional Chamber of Commerce - San Gabriel Valley

Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerce

Roseville Area Chamber of Commerce

Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce

San Clemente Chamber of Commerce

San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce

San Diego Regional East County Chamber of Commerce

San Francisco Chamber of Commerce

San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership

San Jose Chamber of Commerce

San Juan Capistrano Chamber of Commerce

San Marcos Chamber of Commerce

Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce

Santa Rosa Metro Chamber of Commerce

Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce

Southwest California Legislative Council

Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce

Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce

Tulare Chamber of Commerce

Valley Industry & Commerce Association

West Ventura County Business Alliance

Yorba Linda Chamber of Commerce

Colorado

Colorado Chamber of Commerce

Colorado Oil and Gas Association

Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce

Vail Valley Partnership

Connecticut

Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut

Connecticut Business & Industry Association

Greater New Haven and Quinnipiac Chambers of Commerce

Delaware

Delaware Black Chamber of Commerce

Delaware State Chamber of Commerce

Florida

Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce

Florida Chamber of Commerce Litigation & Regulatory Reform Center

Greater Boca Raton Chamber

Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

Lakeland Chamber of Commerce

Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce

Sarasota Chamber of Commerce

Tampa Bay Chamber

Venice Area Chamber of Commerce

Georgia

Athens Area Chamber of Commerce

Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce

Barrow County Chamber of Commerce

Cobb Chamber of Commerce

Dooly County Chamber of Commerce

Georgia Chamber of Commerce

Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce

Liberty County Chamber of Commerce

Metro Atlanta Chamber

Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce

Guam

Guam Chamber of Commerce

Hawaii

Chamber of Commerce Hawaii

Kapolei Chamber of Commerce

Kauai Chamber of Commerce

Maui Chamber of Commerce

Idaho

Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce

Greater Blackfoot Chamber of Commerce

Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce

Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry

Lewis Clark Valley Chamber of Commerce

Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce

Post Falls Area Chamber of Commerce

Twin Falls Area Chamber of Commerce

Illinois

Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce

Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce

Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce

Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce

GLMV Chamber of Commerce

Greater Oak Brook Chamber of Commerce

Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce

Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry

McLean County Chamber of Commerce

Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce

Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce

Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce

St Charles Area Chamber of Commerce

Vermilion Advantage

West Suburban Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Winnetka-Northfield-Glencoe Chamber of Commerce

Indiana

Crossroads Chamber

Indiana Chamber of Commerce

Kendallville Area Chamber of Commerce

South Bend Regional Chamber

Spencer County Regional Chamber of Commerce

Whitley County Chamber of Commerce

Zionsville Chamber of Commerce

Iowa

Ames Regional Economic Alliance

Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance

Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce

Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce

Greater Des Moines Partnership

Greater Mason City Chamber of Commerce

Grimes Chamber & Economic Development

Grow Cedar Valley

Iowa Association of Business and Industry

Iowa Business Council

Keokuk Area Chamber of Commerce

Sioux Center Chamber of Commerce

Kansas

Overland Park Chamber of Commerce

Salina Area Chamber of Commerce

Kentucky

Commerce Lexington

Greater Louisville Inc.

Kentucky Chamber of Commerce

Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce

Louisiana

Bossier Chamber of Commerce

Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce

Houma Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce

Leaders for a Better Louisiana

Louisiana Association of Business and Industry

One Acadiana

St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce

Maine

Maine State Chamber of Commerce

Maryland

Allegany County Chamber of Commerce

Frederick County Chamber of Commerce

Maryland Chamber of Commerce

Talbot County Chamber of Commerce

Massachusetts

Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce

Mashpee Chamber of Commerce

Metro South Chamber of Commerce

Quaboag Hills Chamber of Commerce

Michigan

Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber

Barry County Chamber and Economic Development Alliance

Battle Creek Area Chamber of Commerce

Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce

Detroit Regional Chamber

Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce

Grand Rapids Chamber

Jackson County Chamber of Commerce

Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce

Michigan Chamber of Commerce

Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce

Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce

Southeast Michigan Chamber of Commerce

Minnesota

Albert Lea-Freeborn County Chamber of Commerce

Alexandria Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce

Austin Area Chamber of Commerce

Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Commerce

Delano Area Chamber of Commerce

Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce

Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce

Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce

Forest Lake Area Chamber of Commerce

FORWARD Worthington

Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce

Greater Mankato Growth

Hermantown Area Chamber of Commerce

Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce

MetroNorth Chamber of Commerce

Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

Morris Area Chamber of Commerce

Nisswa Chamber of Commerce

Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce

Shakopee Area Chamber of Commerce

St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce

St. Paul Area Chamber

The Chamber Grand Forks / East Grand Forks

Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce

Mississippi

Area Development Partnership - Greater Hattiesburg

Community Development Foundation

Covington County Chamber of Commerce

Mississippi Business Alliance

Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce

Missouri

Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce

Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry

St. Charles Regional Chamber of Commerce

Montana

Billings Chamber of Commerce

Eureka Area Chamber of Commerce

Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce

Helena Area Chamber of Commerce

Kalispell Chamber of Commerce

Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce

Montana Chamber of Commerce

Nebraska

Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce

Greater Omaha Chamber

Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce

Lincoln Chamber of Commerce

Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Nevada

Boulder City Chamber of Commerce

Carson City Chamber of Commerce

Henderson Chamber of Commerce

Reno + Sparks Chamber of Commerce

Vegas Chamber of Commerce

White Pine Chamber of Commerce

New Hampshire

Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire

New Jersey

Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce

Greater Toms River Chamber of Commerce

Hudson County Chamber of Commerce

Lodi Regional Chamber of Commerce

New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce

New Mexico

Economic Development Corporation of Lea County

Hobbs Chamber of Commerce

New Mexico Business Coalition

New Mexico Chamber of Commerce

New Mexico Oil & Gas Association

New York

Capital Region Chamber of Commerce

Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce

Mamaroneck Chamber of Commerce

North Country Chamber of Commerce

The Business Council of New York State

North Carolina

Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce

Benson Area Chamber of Commerce

Business High Point - Chamber of Commerce

Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce

Caldwell Chamber of Commerce

Gaston Business Association

Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce

Lillington Area Chamber of Commerce

Mint Hill Chamber of Commerce

NC Chamber

Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce

Rowan County Chamber of Commerce

Triangle East Chamber of Commerce

Yancey County Chamber of Commerce

North Dakota

Bismarck Mandan Chamber EDC

Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce

Greater North Dakota Chamber of Commerce

Minot Area Chamber EDC

The Chamber Grand Forks / East Grand Forks

Ohio

Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce

Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce

Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce

Huber Heights Chamber of Commerce

Lima Allen County Chamber of Commerce

Marion Area Chamber of Commerce

Northern Ohio Area Chambers of Commerce

Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Sylvania Area Chamber of Commerce

Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce

Troy Area Chamber of Commerce

Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce

Zanesville-Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce

Oklahoma

Claremore Area Chamber of Commerce

Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce

Norman Chamber of Commerce

Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma

State Chamber of Oklahoma

Tulsa Regional Chamber

Oregon

Albany Area Chamber of Commerce

Associated Oregon Loggers

Bay Area Chamber of Commerce

Bend Chamber of Commerce

Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce

Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce

Newport Chamber of Commerce

North Clackamas County Chamber of Commerce

Oregon Business & Industry Association

Oregon Frontier Chamber of Commerce

Pendleton Chamber of Commerce

Portland Metro Chamber

Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce

Salem Area Chamber of Commerce

Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber of Medford & Jackson County

Washington County Chamber of Commerce

Pennsylvania

Allegheny Conference on Community Development

Butler County Chamber of Commerce

Cambria Regional Chamber of Commerce

Carlisle Area Chamber of Commerce

Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry

Clarion Area Chamber of Business & Industry

Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce

Delaware County Chamber of Commerce

Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership

Greater Latrobe - Laurel Valley Chamber of Commerce

Greater Reading Chamber Alliance

Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce

Harrisburg Regional Chamber

Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce

Juniata River Valley Chamber of Commerce

Lancaster Chamber of Commerce

Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce

Montco Gateway Chamber of Commerce

Northside/North Shore Chamber of Commerce

Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry

Pennsylvania Utility Contractors Association

Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce

Slate Belt Chamber of Commerce

South West Regional Chamber of Commerce

Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia

West Shore Chamber of Commerce

York County Economic Alliance

Rhode Island

Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce

North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce

Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce

South Carolina

Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce

Berkeley Chamber of Commerce

Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce

Fountain Inn Chamber of Commerce

Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce

Greater Summerville/Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce

Greenville Chamber

Hilton Head Island - Bluffton Chamber of Commerce

Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce

South Carolina Manufacturers and Commerce

Tri-County Regional Chamber of Commerce

Upstate Chamber Coalition

South Dakota

Elevate Rapid City

Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce

Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce

Tennessee

Blount County Chamber of Commerce

Bristol TN/VA Chamber of Commerce

Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce

Greater Gibson County Area Chamber of Commerce

Kingsport Chamber of Commerce

Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce

Robertson County Chamber of Commerce

Sevierville Chamber of Commerce

Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Texas

Corsicana & Navarro County Chamber of Commerce

Dallas Regional Chamber

Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce

Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce

Grapevine Chamber of Commerce

Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce

Greater Houston Partnership

Greater Tomball Area Chamber of Commerce

Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce

Irving Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Longview Chamber of Commerce

Metro SA Chamber of Commerce

Metrocrest Area Chamber

North Texas Commission

Pasadena Chamber of Commerce

Richardson Chamber of Commerce

Temple Chamber of Commerce

Terrell Chamber of Commerce/CVB

Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce

United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce

Utah

Cache Valley Chamber of Commerce

Cedar City Chamber of Commerce

ChamberWest Chamber of Commerce

Davis Chamber of Commerce

Payson Santaquin Chamber of Commerce

Salt Lake Chamber

South Valley Chamber of Commerce

St. George Area Chamber of Commerce

Utah Chamber

Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce

Vermont

Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Virginia

Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce

ChamberRVA

Culpeper County Chamber of Commerce

Hampton Roads Chamber

Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce

Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance

Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce

Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce

Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce

Virginia Chamber of Commerce

Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

Washington

Anacortes Chamber of Commerce

Association of Washington Business

Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce

Bellevue Chamber of Commerce

Burlington Chamber of Commerce

Coupeville Chamber of Commerce

Covington Chamber of Commerce

Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce

Greater Vancouver Chamber

Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce

Kent Chamber of Commerce

Lakewood Chamber of Commerce

Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce

Pasco Chamber of Commerce

Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce

Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce

Thurston County Chamber of Commerce

Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce

West Virginia

West Virginia Chamber of Commerce

West Virginia Manufacturers Association

Wisconsin

Envision Greater Fond du Lac

Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce

Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce

Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce

Home Builders Association of the Fox Cities

La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce

Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce

Mosinee Area Chamber of Commerce

Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce

Superior-Douglas County Area Chamber of Commerce

Waukesha County Business Alliance

Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce

Wyoming

Campbell County Chamber of Commerce

Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce

Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce

Platte County Chamber of Commerce

Riverton Chamber and Visitors Center

Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce

Wyoming Chamber of Commerce