ASAToday for September 4th, 2025

This Week in Congress   Congress returned from their August recess to tackle a busy few months, including a potential government shutdown, a fight over presidential nominations (and adjacent issues relating to…

September – National Preparedness Month   September is National Preparedness Month, an initiative designed to enhance emergency readiness across the nation. Though this timing coincides with peak hurricane season as we transition…

ASA Supports the Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act The Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act (H.R. 2844) would require the Secretary of Labor to establish a voluntary protection program (VPP), recognizing…

ASA Supports a New Surface Transportation Bill ASA joined the Transportation Construction Coalition in a letter to House and Senate Transportation Committee Leadership urging their support for a new surface transportation law…

Administration Rolls the Dice on a Pocket Recission   Last week, the White House notified Congress of the President’s intent to rescind $4.9 billion in funds appropriated for foreign aid.  The legality…

Status of FY 2026 Funding   Before recessing, the Senate passed just three of the twelve appropriations bills – Agriculture, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction-Veterans’ Affairs (Mil Con).  The House passed only…

Confirmation of Trump Nominees As previously noted, Democrats have refused to consent to expedited Senate consideration of any of President Trump’s nominees this year.  As a result, moving each nomination involves several…

Changes at IRS and Treasury   In August, former IRS Commissioner Billy Long was ousted from that position after just 50 days heading the agency.  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took over as…

Pending Special Elections and In Memoriam Elections will be held to fill the seats left vacant by the deaths of Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.). Virginia’s special election is…