The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors—Nationwide Affiliation (PHCC) and the American Provide Affiliation (ASA) efficiently joined forces with the 2026 PHCC-ASA Joint Legislative Convention in Washington, D.C., with contractors, distributors and business leaders delivering a unified message to lawmakers on workforce growth, vitality coverage and regulatory certainty.
Held Could 5-6 on the YOTEL Washington D.C., the convention introduced collectively members from throughout the plumbing, heating, cooling and piping industries for direct engagement with federal legislators and employees on points impacting contractors, suppliers and customers nationwide.
All through the convention, attendees advocated for insurance policies designed to strengthen the expert trades workforce, protect shopper vitality alternative and modernize federal vitality rules in a manner that helps innovation and affordability.
“Our business relies on sensible insurance policies that assist workforce growth, regulatory consistency and dependable vitality options,” mentioned Mark Valentini, PHCC Vice President of Legislative Affairs. “This convention gave contractors and business stakeholders the chance to carry real-world views on to Capitol Hill and display the important position our business performs within the American economic system.”
Convention attendees urged lawmakers to assist workforce initiatives that strengthen profession and technical schooling, registered apprenticeships and employer-driven coaching options to assist tackle the continued expert labor scarcity affecting contractors and suppliers nationwide.
Contributors additionally advocated for insurance policies that protect shopper vitality alternative and supply constant federal vitality rules for producers, distributors and contractors. Attendees emphasised the significance of sustaining entry to a number of vitality sources whereas supporting modernization of federal effectivity requirements in a manner that promotes affordability, innovation and long-term market stability.
The convention featured difficulty briefings from business advocacy leaders, political evaluation from nationally acknowledged pollster and authorities affairs strategist Brent Buchanan, and advocacy teaching classes designed to organize attendees for conferences on Capitol Hill.
Networking and collaboration remained a key a part of the occasion, together with night occasions that introduced collectively contractors, distributors, and producers to debate the way forward for the business.
“Partnering with PHCC for this occasion was an distinctive alternative to carry a significant phase of our business’s provide chain to Washington, D.C., guaranteeing lawmakers on Capitol Hill stay knowledgeable about how essential workforce and vitality laws impacts our companies, our prospects, and the communities we serve,” mentioned Steve Rossi, ASA Vice President of Advocacy.
The PHCC-ASA Joint Legislative Convention concluded Could 6 following congressional conferences and a closing reception with business leaders.