ASAToday for July 3rd, 2025

This Week in Congress This week, the House voted on the Midnight Rules Relief Act (H.R. 77), which would allow multiple regulations from the final year of a president’s term to be canceled by a single joint resolution of disapproval, and a bill (H.R. 35) that would impose new criminal penalties on drivers who evade…

Update on Budget Reconciliation The initial step in the budget reconciliation process requires both chambers of Congress to pass a budget resolution. Speaker Johnson (R-LA) initially intended for the House Budget Committee to mark up a budget resolution last week. However, leadership and key factions of the Republican party have yet to agree on top-line…

ASA Supports Immigration Reform Including Expansion of the H2B Program and More… Three-fourths of the construction industry consists of subcontractors, and ASA members will need 723,00 workers annually to meet demand.  Factors driving this include natural disaster recovery, increased data center needs, likely raising labor costs. In the past year, average hourly earnings have increased…