Archive for June 2021

This Week in Congress The Senate is in recess until July 12th, but funding the nation’s infrastructure remained the focus this week in Congress, as the House moved ahead with a highway and water package while President Biden continued to build support for a separate plan forged with a bipartisan group of senators.  Propelling the…

The House Infrastructure Bill This week, the House considered a $715 billion package of infrastructure bills that would provide policy language for a broader bipartisan bill.  Transportation and Infrastructure Chair DeFazio said “our numbers are very close to the bipartisan deal negotiated in the Senate, but of course, their bill lacks policy. Our bill has…

SUBExcel Registration Opens July 12th! Are you ready to bring your family to the beach? Now is the perfect time to plan that trip! SUBExcel will be in beautiful Miramar Beach, Florida, on March 9-12th, 2022, and we hope that you bring the entire family. SUBExcel is ASA’s national convention, which means it is the…

Senate Infrastructure Compromise Framework The infrastructure compromise framework agreed to last week between the White House and a bipartisan group of Senators is being supported by the President and Majority Leader Schumer, but it is unclear how many Republican will vote for the deal.  Minority Leader McConnell accused Democrats of “pulling the rug out from…

This Week in Congress On Thursday, the Senate recessed for two weeks, while the House is in town through next week before leaving until July 19. The House voted on three Congressional Review Act resolutions that would overturn rules issued by the Trump Administration regarding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s conciliation process (S J Res…

ASA Leadership, Membership, and Staff Featured in Engineering News Record ASA’s leadership was recently highlighted in multiple articles of Engineering News Record’s publication, Specialty Contracting Today, for their forward-thinking focus on where the industry in going and the amazing things it can accomplish in a post-COVID landscape. Past ASA President Courtney Little was featured in…

ASA Says No to Paring Down the 20% Business Deduction (Section 199A) ASA joined several trade associations representing millions of individually- and family-owned businesses operating in every sector of the American economy in strong opposition to any reductions or repeal of the 20-percent deduction for qualified business income under Section 199A, including phasing out the…

ASA Supports RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act ASA strongly endorses the Recognizing and Ensuring Taxpayer Access to Infrastructure Necessary for GPS and Satellite Communications Act or the “RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act” introduced by Sen. Inhofe (R-OK). This legislation would ensure that the costs incurred by the public sector, businesses and consumers as…

OSHA Issues COVID-19 Workplace Standard This article is from SESCO Management Consultants, ASA’s Human Resource partner.  To learn more about this and all of the other benefits included in your ASA membership, click here. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released an emergency temporary standard (ETS) that healthcare employers must follow. At the…

House FY22 Appropriations This week the House Appropriations Committee started subcommittee markups of their FY22 appropriations bills. The markups will indicate how much funding each subcommittee will receive and how closely the House Democrats stick to President Biden’s budget; his requested split between the 16.5 percent increase for domestic and foreign aid programs, and 1.6…