ASAToday for November, 20th 2025

ASA Honors the Life of Jesse Pickett Jr. It is with sadness that we share that Jesse Malcolm Pickett Jr, ASA President from 1986-1987, passed away on February 13th, 2022 at his…

This Week in Congress This week, the Senate held nomination votes and the House voted on legislation banning mandatory arbitration agreements and banning discrimination based on hair style or texture.  Mandatory arbitration…

ASA Supports the Employee Tax Credit Reinstatement Act ASA supports the Employee Retention Tax Credit Reinstatement Act (ERTC), which would reinstate the ETRC through the end of 2021, as it was originally…

ASA Supports Small Business Innovation and Technology Grant Funding ASA urged congressional leadership to pass an extension of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs on…

Three Phased Plan Reopening the U.S. Capitol The Capitol will open in three phases beginning March 28th. Phase one -March 28: Capitol authorities will increase the “official visitor” limit to 15 from…

President Biden Signs FY22 Omnibus Appropriations Bill On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, President Biden signed the $1.5 trillion FY22 Omnibus Appropriations Package.  Included in the package were earmarks (congressionally directed spending) in…

Infrastructure Projects Fully Funded The recent passage of the FY22 Omnibus Package allows for the full funding of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which is something we’ve advocated for since…

43 Senators Oppose President Biden’s PLA Mandate Forty-three Republican senators are condemning President Biden’s February 4th  Executive Order guaranteeing collective bargaining agreements for individual public infrastructure projects, claiming it hinders competitive bidding…