ASAToday for July 17th, 2025

This Week in Congress The Senate considered a water infrastructure bill and legislation to reduce methane emissions.  This week, there were no votes in the House and President Biden addressed a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. Return to the ASAToday page to read more articles.

Wrap-Up Insurance Program Considerations On larger projects Owner/Developers, General Contractors and Homebuilders are continuing to use Wrap-Up Insurance programs for Coverage, Control and Cost Savings purposes to “control” their Total Cost of Risk (TCOR). Coverage is a key consideration in a Wrap-Up as typically General Liability and Excess Liability coverages are broader in scope and…

ASA Announces Construction Procurement Caucus! On Thursday, April 22, 2021, ASA, along with the Construction Industry Procurement Coalition (CIPC), assisted Reps. Peters (D-CA) and Stauber (R-MN) with the launch of a construction procurement caucus for the 117th Congress to advance “sensible reforms” for federal contractors.  The federal government’s annual spending on procurement has increased steadily in…

ASA Requests OSHA Meeting on Emergency Temporary Standard On Monday, April 26, 2021, OSHA submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) / Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) Subpart U, Emergency Temporary Standard – COVID-19 for regulatory review, which means OSHA is closer to issuing a rule and this review is usually the…