Advocacy
With over 150,000 members, ASCE has a powerful voice on Capitol Hill and in statehouses across the country. Be the first to know about legislation that matters – become a Key Contact today.
Advocating for the nation's infrastructure and the civil engineering profession is a top priority for ASCE. Find out how you, your section, your branch, or your region can engage in policy decisions at all levels of government and educate policymakers about the importance of infrastructure investment, as well as how civil engineers are protecting public health and safety.
Key Contacts advocating for ASCE
messages sent to policymakers from ASCE members last year
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See how ASCE is advocating for you
ASCE has over 170 policy statements identifying the Society's position on the issues most important to the civil engineering community.
View ASCE's public policy statementsASCE frequently shares the Society's positions and priorities to Congress and the administration via letters, comments, and testimony.
View ASCE's federal communicationsASCE often shares our views with media outlets or responds to policy and legislative matters.
View ASCE's news releasesASCE has a strong network of members who are actively engaging in legislation and influencing public policy.
Learn how to become an ASCE advocate2021 federal priority issues
- Clean water, drinking water, wastewater
- Civil engineering education (higher education)
- Infrastructure investment to stimulate the economy
- Justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in education, workforce, planning and development
- Natural hazards mitigation & infrastructure security
- Qualifications-based selection
- Research development funding
- STEM education & support (K-12)
- Sustainability
- Transportation and infrastructure
2021 state priority issues
- Continuing education & licensing
- Infrastructure investment to stimulate the economy
- Justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in education, workforce, planning and development
- Natural hazards impact mitigation
- Qualifications-based selection
- STEM education & support (K-12)
- State support for civil engineering higher education
- Sustainability
- Transportation and infrastructure funding
Contact ASCE Government Relations staff
Government Relations
Office
- 202-789-7850
- [email protected]
- 25 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 500
- Washington, DC 20001