ASAToday for January, 22nd 2025

This Week in Congress  This week, the House is session and the Senate is in recess. The House considered two pregnancy-related bills (H.R. 6359 and H.R. 6945), and a resolution (H. J.…

Government Shutdown? Congress has until January 30th to pass six more appropriations bills to avoid a partial government shutdown. Last week, the Senate passed the three-bill minibus that cleared the House on…

ASA Urges Congress to Pass the FY26 Transportation Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Bill ASA, along with the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC), urged Congressional Leadership to pass the FY 2026 Transportation,…

ASA Monitors DOL’s Independent Contractor Rule Enforcement On May 1, 2025, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division paused enforcement of the 2024 independent contractor rule and reverted to the older,…

Healthcare Negotiations Continue Negotiations among a bipartisan group of Senators to temporarily extend the now-expired ACA enhanced premium tax credits have encountered significant hurdles, primarily due to disputes concerning Hyde Amendment provisions…

Republican Study Committee Proposals for Reconciliation 2.0 Last week, the fiscally conservative Republican Study Committee unveiled a list of proposals for a new tax and spending bill, potentially advancing through the partisan…

House GOP Leaders Struggle to Control the Floor House Republican leaders were reminded last week how hard it is to manage the House with such a narrow majority. A small group of…

Revamping the FAR and Its Impact on Construction Contracting The federal government is initiating and implementing significant modifications to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) that influence construction contracts. These adjustments are part…