Archive for January 2026

This Week in Congress Congress returned this week to start the second session of the 119th Congress. The House considered two bills that would limit the Energy Department’s ability to issue household energy efficiency standards: the SHOWER Act (H.R. 4593) would redefine a showerhead relevant to federal water pressure requirements, and the Affordable HOMES Act…

Update: FY26 Appropriations Bills The legislation that ended the government shutdown in November included three FY26 appropriations bills: Agriculture, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs.  Congress has until January 30 to pass the remaining nine appropriations bills or a continuing resolution (CR) that would continue funding those agencies and programs at FY 2025 spending levels.…

Healthcare Votes Continue Before the recess, the House passed the Republican healthcare bill by a vote of 216-211 (Rep. Massie (R-KY) was the only Republican to vote against it; no Democrat voted for it).  The measure is not expected to move in the Senate. Speaker Johnson (R-LA) did not allow Republican moderates to offer an…

ASA Government Relations 2025 Recap As we start the new year and say goodbye to 2025, the American Subcontractor Association (ASA) Government Relations Team would like to provide a brief update on our legislative and regulatory achievements. Despite the challenges faced last year, we are deeply grateful to our Government Relations Committee (GRC) for their…

ASA and ASA CA Urges the California Supreme Court to Review a Decision that Creates Substantial Instability in California’s Construction Industry and Threatens the Economic Survival of Thousands of Licensed Subcontractors.   ALEXANDRIA, Va.— The American Subcontractors Associations’ Subcontractors Legal Defense Fund supported an Amicus Letter in Support of Petition for Review in the Pacific…