ASAToday for July 3rd, 2025

This Week in Congress The House held no votes this week, but held committee hearings.  The Senate held nomination votes including the vote on Marty Walsh to become the Department of Labor’s Secretary.  Additionally, the Senate voted on extending the Paycheck Protection Program. Return to the ASAToday page to read more articles.

The House Commerce Justice State (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee Evaluates the FPI’s COVID-19 Response Last Thursday, March 18th, the House Commerce Justice State (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee held a hearing on “the COVID Outbreaks and Management Challenges: Evaluating the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Pandemic Response and the Way Forward.”   On August 20, 2020, Rep. Brooks (R-AL) and…

ASA Writes to Treasury Secretary Yellen ASA, along with the American Road & Transportation Builders Association and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Yellen this week urging her Department to ensure transportation infrastructure is defined explicitly as a qualifying eligibility in the American Rescue Plan.   The…