Outreach to the Administration and Congress
NAHB’s efforts to address lumber price volatility and building material supply chain issues include ongoing outreach to the White House, federal agencies and Congress. NAHB is calling on the Biden Administration and the 117th Congress to develop short- and long-term solutions to these issues.
Biden Administration
- (March 14, 2022)
- NAHB Letter to President Biden re. Reaching a New Softwood Lumber Agreement with Canada (Dec. 3, 2021)
- NAHB Letter to President Biden re. Lumber and Supply Chain Issues (Oct. 6, 2021)
- (July 21, 2021)
- (July 16, 2021)
- (May 28, 2021)
- (April 29, 2021)
- NAHB Letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai (April 22, 2021)
- NAHB Letter to U.S. Forest Service (March 19, 2021)
- NAHB Letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (March 15, 2021)
- Coalition Letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo (March 12, 2021)
- NAHB Letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo (March 5, 2021)
- NAHB Letter to President Joe Biden (Jan. 29, 2021)
Congress
- NAHB Testimony before House Small Business Subcommittee on Supply Chain Issues (Oct. 20, 2021)
- (July 14, 2021)
- (June 29, 2021)
- NAHB Statement for the Record: U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Hearing on U.S. Trade Policy (May 13, 2021)
Additional Outreach
- Meeting with National Association of Attorneys General and NAHB Chairman (March 11, 2021)
Lawmakers Speak Out on Lumber
See how lawmakers are calling for action to address rising prices.