Tile Roofing Industry Alliance Lobbyist, Craig Brightup, has provided the latest government relations update and activities on the following from August 2026:

Reconciliation 3.0
Before leaving for August, House Republicans passed a third budget reconciliation bill (3.0) to boost spending for the military and agriculture and with the SAVE America Act (voter ID) included.  The Senate left in August without working on the bill and Senate Republicans might be incapable of passing Reconciliation 3.0.
 
Government Funding
In early August, the Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funded at current FY levels through Dec. 11 and the House approved the Senate CR on September 1.
 
Tariffs
New 50% tariffs on certain Canadian goods went into effect on August 22.  Imposed under the never-before used Sec. 338 of the Trade Act of 1930, the tariffs cover about 5% of Canadian imports into the U.S. ranging from wine to hockey sticks to cement.
 
National Labor Relations Board
On August 7, the Senate approved President Trump’s NLRB nominees, James Macy (R) and David Prouty (D).  Macy gives Republicans a 3-1 majority allowing them to overturn Biden-era NLRB decisions.
 
OSHA Heat Standard
OSHA is rewriting its proposed and unworkable Heat Illness and Injury Prevention Standard for publication and comments by Dec. 26 to gain support for a “sensible” standard that could go into affect by October 2027.
 
More Homes on the Market Act
On August 18, Home Depot’s CFO said the company is operating in “frozen housing market conditions” with “lower housing turnover.”  In this context, the More Homes on the Market Act, H.R. 1340/S. 3332, continues to generate support in Congress with 156 House cosponsors (91 Ds, 64 Rs) and 22 Senate cosponsors (17 Rs, 5 Ds).


For more information on the TRIA Alliance and our Government Relations efforts, please visit our website at www.tileroofing.org.

Tile Roofing Industry Alliance Lobbyist, Craig Brightup, has provided the latest government relations update and activities on the following from July 2026:


Reconciliation 3.0 and Government Funding
On July 22, the House passed a resolution to set budget levels for FY27 through FY36.  This latest reconciliation bill (3.0) boosts military and agriculture funding with the SAVE America Act (voter ID) bolted on.  The House also passed a bill to fund the government through Dec. 4 and before leaving town, the Senate approved government funding through Dec. 11 but didn’t address Reconciliation 3.0.     
 
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
On July 11, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law without President Trump’s signature to protest the Senate’s failure to pass the SAVE America Act.  The bill aims to expand housing supply and lower costs with provisions that include waiving environmental reviews for some projects, limiting private equity from owning more than 350 single-family homes, and allowing community banks to boost lending for home building. 
 
More Homes on the Market Act
On August 18, Home Depot’s CFO told CNBC the company continues to operate in “frozen housing market conditions” with “lower housing turnover.”  In this context, the More Homes on the Market Act is up to 153 House cosponsors (89 Ds, 64 Rs) and 22 Senate cosponsors (17 Rs, 5 Ds).
 
Sec. 301 “Forced Labor” Tariffs
July 24 saw a new round of tariffs imposed on 60 economies based on whether they have lax laws prohibiting forced labor imports or no laws.  The new Sec. 301 tariffs (Trade Act of ‘74) are 10% for countries with lax laws and 12.5% for those with no laws and replace the defunct IEEPA tariffs and expired Sec. 122 “bridge” tariffs.           
 
National Labor Relations Board
On August 7, the Senate approved President Trump’s NLRB nominees, James Macy (R) and David Prouty (D).  Macy gives Republicans a 3-1 majority allowing them to overturn Biden-era NLRB decisions.
 
Dept. of Labor
On July 30, the Senate HELP Committee approved President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Labor, Keith Sonderling.  TRIA signed the attached coalition letter supporting Sonderling, who’s now Acting Secretary.
 
OSHA Heat Rule Legislation
On July 21, the House Education and Workforce Committee approved the Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025 (H.R. 6213) to prohibit OSHA from finalizing its proposed Heat Injury and Illness Standard.



For more information on the TRIA Alliance and our Government Relations efforts, please visit our website at www.tileroofing.org.

Tile Roofing Industry Alliance Lobbyist, Craig Brightup, has provided the latest government relations update and activities on the following from July 2026:

Reconciliation 3.0 and Two More House Bills
On July 22, the House passed House Concurrent Resolution 113 to establish spending, revenue, and debt levels for FY27 and budgetary levels through 2036.  This latest budget reconciliation bill, Reconciliation 3.0, includes funds for the military, agriculture, and SAVE America Act but there’s no tax title, so it doesn’t include the More Homes on the Market Act.  Two more House-passed bills on July 22 are the FY 27 National Defense Authorization Act and the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 (FY27), to fund the government through Dec. 4. 
 
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
On July 11, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law without the President’s signature.  The bill aims to expand supply and lower costs with provisions that include waiving environmental reviews for some housing projects, limiting private equity from owning more than 350 single-family homes, and allowing community banks to boost lending for home building.  President Trump wouldn’t sign it to protest the Senate not passing the SAVE Act.
 
Sec. 301 “Forced Labor” Tariffs
On July 24, new tariffs were imposed on 60 economies (59 countries and the EU) based on whether they have poorly enforced laws prohibiting imports made by forced labor or no laws at all.  New tariffs under Sec. 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 are 10% for the countries with poorly enforced laws and 12.5% for countries with no laws, and they replace the IEEPA tariffs ruled illegal in February and Sec. 122 “bridge” tariffs which expired July 24.           
 
National Labor Relations Board
On July 15, the Senate Health, Education , Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee approved President Trump’s NLRB nominees, James Macy (R) and David Prouty (D).  If confirmed, Macy would bring the NLRB to a 3-1 Republican majority, while Prouty, a Democrat incumbent whose term expires next month, would continue for a new five-year period.  Attached are two coalition letters signed by TRIA with one urging the HELP Committee to approve Macy and Prouty and the other urging Majority Leader Thune to quickly schedule Senate confirmation.
 
Dept. of Labor
On July 16, the HELP Committee held a hearing on the President’s nominee for Sec. of Labor, Keith Sonderling.  TRIA signed the attached coalition letter supporting Sonderling, who’s now Acting Secretary.
 
OSHA Heat Rule Legislation
On July 21, the House Education and Workforce Committee approved the Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025 (H.R. 6213).  Sponsored by Rep. Mark Messmer (R-IN), a mechanical contractor, the bill would prohibit OSHA from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing its proposed Heat Injury and Illness Standard or any similar standard. 


For more information on the TRIA Alliance and our Government Relations efforts, please visit our website at www.tileroofing.org.

Tile Roofing Industry Alliance Lobbyist, Craig Brightup, has provided the latest government relations update and activities on the following from July 2026:

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
On June 22, the Senate passed an amended version of the 21st Century Renewed Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act with an 85-5 vote. The bill has over 45 provisions to expand supply and lower costs such as waiving environmental reviews for some housing projects, restricting private equity from owning more than 350 single-family homes, and allowing community banks to boost lending for home building.  The House quickly passed the bill, but President Trump wouldn’t sign it to protest the Senate’s failure to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act which would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote and a photo ID to vote in federal elections.  On July 11, ten days after being sent to the President, the bill automatically became law without his signature.
 
Reconciliation 3.0
Speaker Johnson didn’t send the ROAD to Housing Act to President Trump until discussing Reconciliation 3.0 to try to get the SAVE Act through the Senate.  Reconciliation is a filibuster-proof budget bill, and Republicans got three because Democrats didn’t pass an FY25 budget before the ‘24 election.  Republicans used that budget for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the FY26 budget to bolster ICE and CBP.  Speaker Johnson has said Reconciliation 3.0 could include the More Homes on the Market Act.
 
More Homes on the Market Act
The More Homes on the Market Act, H.R. 1340/S. 3332, would double capital gains exemptions for selling a primary residence by raising the exemptions to $500,000 for single filers and $1,000,000 for joint filers.  The bill now has 142 bipartisan cosponsors in the House and 20 in the Senate.
 
OSHA Deregulatory Hearings
Attached is OSHA’s notice for August hearings on deregulatory actions for 16 chemical substance regs, respiratory protection, color coding for marking physical hazards, and walking-working surfaces (fixed ladders).
 
Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations
The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs releases listings of agencies’ regulatory actions and the Current Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions came out in July.  DOL/OSHA’s heat rule shows a new rule making by December and at the U.S. Chamber’s Labor Relations Committee meeting in May, OSHA’s Dave Keeling said he wants a “sensible” rule instead of what’s being proposed.


For more information on the TRIA Alliance and our Government Relations efforts, please visit our website at www.tileroofing.org.

Tile Roofing Industry Alliance Lobbyist, Craig Brightup, has provided the latest government relations update and activities on the following from June 2026:

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
The U.S. Senate on Monday passed an amended version of housing legislation focused on expanding housing supply and lowering costs with an 85-5 vote. The 21st Century Renewed Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act, is a bipartisan/bicameral compromise with more than 45 provisions.  These include waiving environmental reviews for some housing projects, restricting private equity from owning more than 350 single-family homes, and allowing community banks to boost local lending for home building.  The bill should be passed by the House on Wednesday and then sent to the President to be signed into law.
 
More Homes on the Market Act
The More Homes on the Market Act, H.R. 1340/S. 3332, would double capital gains exemptions for selling a primary residence from the $250,000 for single filers and $500,000 for joint filers set in 1997.  The bill would raise the exemptions to $500,000 and $1,000,000 respectively and also index them for inflation moving forward.   The bill continues to add bipartisan cosponsors and now has 126 in the House and 16 in the Senate.
 
Tariffs
Customs and Border Protection’s IEEPA tariff refunds could be slowing while the Administration challenges the breadth of the refunds.  Also, stopgap 10% tariffs under Sec. 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 are now in question due to the Court of International Trade’s May ruling that Sec. 122 wasn’t meant to address trade deficits.  Regardless, the Sec. 122 tariffs expire July 24, so the U.S. Trade Representative is hustling to finalize Sec. 301 tariffs on 60 economies for their failure to ban “goods produced with forced labor” because they have an “artificial cost advantage.”   On June 2, USTR proposed 10% tariffs for 16 of the 60 economies that have lax forced labor product import laws including Canada, Ecuador, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan, and the EU.  The other 44 countries would be levied 12.5% tariffs for failing to both impose and enforce laws prohibiting forced labor imports.  USTR is taking comments on the proposed “forced labor” tariffs until early July and clearly wants to implement them when the Sec. 122 tariffs expire July 24. 


For more information on the TRIA Alliance and our Government Relations efforts, please visit our website at www.tileroofing.org.

Tile Roofing Industry Alliance Lobbyist, Craig Brightup, has provided the latest government relations update and activities on the following from May 2026:

Tariffs – IEEPA Refunds
IEEPA tariff refunds are being fulfilled by Customs and Border Protection and as of May 27, CBP had cleared $20.6B in refunds.  However, on May 29 the Trump Administration said it will appeal a federal court order to refund all the IEEPA tariffs paid and not just unliquidated tariff entries.
 
Tariffs – Sec. 122
President Trump shifted IEEPA tariffs to tariffs under Sec. 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, but on May 7 a federal court ruled 122 wasn’t meant to address trade deficits.  Also, the 122 tariffs expire July 24 even if the Administration wins on appeal.  As such, the U.S. Trade Representative is racing to finish Sec. 301 investigations into 16 economies’ excess manufacturing capacity to replace the defunct IEEPA and current 122 tariffs.
 
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
On May 20, the House passed an amended version of the Senate’s 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act by a vote of 396-13.  The underlying bill addresses housing affordability by lessening federal regulations and incentivizing state and local governments to ease land-use regulations.  The House version kept Senate language limiting institutional investors but dropped divestiture requirements for built-to-rent homes and added language partially deregulating community bank lending for home building.  The White House backs the House version.
 
More Homes on the Market Act
TRIA’s DC fly-in team discussed housing bills with the National Association of Home Builders including the More Homes on the Market Act, H.R. 1340/S. 3332, which would double the capital gains exemption for selling a primary residence.  The legislation now has 121 bipartisan cosponsors in the House and 11 in the Senate.  However, More Homes probably won’t be attached to the 21st Century package but could be passed as a stand-alone bill.
 
Regulatory Actions

• TRIA is on the attached letter to Treasury/DOJ urging Supreme Court review of the Corporate Transparency Act which is currently suspended for domestic businesses.
• On May 14, DOL repealed the Biden Administration’s overtime rule, reverting back to Trump 1.0’s OT rule.
• On April 22, DOL moved to restore the Trump 1.0 joint-employer rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

 
Congressional and Other Meetings
In May, Mr. Brightup attended events for Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) and Rep. Mark Begich (R-AK).  He also participated in U.S. Chamber Labor Relations Committee meetings and an OSHA Roundtable hosted by the SBA.

For more information on the TRIA Alliance and our Government Relations efforts, please visit our website at www.tileroofing.org.

Tile Roofing Industry Alliance Lobbyist, Craig Brightup, has provided the latest government relations update and activities on the following from May 2026:

Tariffs
IEEPA tariff refunds are now being fulfilled through Customs and Border Protection’s portal system.  As of May 13, over 8 million imports were in line for over $35 billion in refunds.  On Feb. 24, President Trump shifted the defunct IEEPA tariffs to 10% tariffs under Sec. 122 of the Trade Act of 1974.  However, on May 7, the Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled Sec. 122 wasn’t meant to address trade deficits.  The Trump Administration appealed to the Federal Circuit which halted the injunction during the legal process.  With Sec. 122 tariffs limited to 150 days, these expire July 24.  The CIT ruling against the Sec. 122 tariffs and their short lifespan puts more pressure on the U.S. Trade Representative to complete Sec. 301 investigations into 16 economies’ structural excess capacity and production in certain manufacturing sectors to replace the IEEPA tariffs.
 
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
On May 20, the House passed an amended version of the Senate’s 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act by a vote of 396-13.  The underlying bill addresses housing affordability by lessening government regulations on housing and incentivizing state/local governments to ease land-use regulations.  The House version retained Senate language limiting institutional investors but dropped divestiture requirements for homes built-to-rent.  The House also added language partially deregulating community banks to boost local lending for home building.  The White House backs the House version and wants the Senate to quickly pass it.         
 
More Homes on the Market Act
TRIA’s DC fly-in team discussed housing bills when meeting with the National Association of Home Builders including the More Homes on the Market Act, H.R. 1340/S. 3332, which would double the capital gains exemption for selling a primary residence.  Attached is a National Association of Realtors position paper on the bill which now has 120 bipartisan House cosponsors and seven in the Senate.  But despite its growing momentum, More Homes won’t be attached to the 21st Century package but could be put in a “Reconciliation 3.0” bill.
 
Regulatory Actions

• TRIA is on the attached letter urging Supreme Court review of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) which is currently suspended for domestic businesses.
• On May 14, DOL formally repealed the Biden Administration’s overtime rule, reverting back to the OT rule put in place during Trump 1.0.
• On April 22, DOL published a rulemaking to restore the Trump 1.0 rule clarifying when two or more entities are “joint employers” under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

For more information on the TRIA Alliance and our Government Relations efforts, please visit our website at www.tileroofing.org.

Tile Roofing Industry Alliance Lobbyist, Craig Brightup, has provided the latest government relations update and activities on the following from April 2026:

TRIA DC Fly-In
Attached is a wrap-up report for TRIA’s very productive April 13-16 DC Fly-In held in conjunction with NRCA’s Roofing Day in DC.
 
Other Congressional Meetings
In addition to TRIA’s DC Fly-In, on April 29, Craig attended a breakfast with Rep. Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) and a lunch with Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA).         
 
DOL Secretary Resigns
On April 20, Sec. of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned amidst an investigation by DOL’s Inspector General into allegations of misconduct.
 
OBBBA or WFTCA     
TRIA is listed on the attached Main Street Employers letter dated April 6 thanking Congress at tax time for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act aka Working Families Tax Cut Act.
 
DOL Independent Contractor Rulemaking
TRIA joined 34 other organizations on the attached April 28 coalition comments to DOL in support of its proposed Independent Contractor Rule.


For more information on the TRIA Alliance and our Government Relations efforts, please visit our website at www.tileroofing.org.

New technical bulletin addresses one of the most common — and complex — challenges in roof maintenance

Seattle, WA — April 7, 2026 — The Tile Roofing Industry Alliance (TRIA) today released Technical Bulletin 2026-04, a comprehensive reference guide covering roofing tiles discontinued in North America over the past two to three decades. The bulletin is available now at www.tileroofing.org.

The guide was developed in direct response to the high volume of inquiries TRIA receives from roofing contractors, professionals, and homeowners attempting to identify legacy tiles and determine the best path forward when replacement tiles are no longer in production.

Bulletin 2026-04 covers discontinued profiles from active manufacturers including Ludowici Roof Tile, Eagle Roofing Products, U.S. Tile, Redland Clay Tile, and Westlake Royal Building Products, as well as tiles from more than 30 manufacturers that have ceased North American operations entirely.

​The bulletin addresses the technical significance of discontinued profiles, including interlock incompatibility with current systems, wind resistance and code compliance implications, and the limitations of color and texture matching. A practical repair-or- replace decision flowchart is included for field use. TRIA member manufacturers continue to offer a robust and growing portfolio of current
tile profiles. For specification support or product availability, visit www.tileroofing.org  or contact TRIA at info@tileroofing.org.