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This Week in Congress The House considered legislation amending the Electoral County Act, an 1873 law establishing how states and Congress certify presidential elections.  This legislation expands a Senate bill introduced this summer by Sens. Collins (R-ME) and Manchin (D-WV).  Additionally, the Senate voted on a long-pending campaign finance transparency bill, known as the DISCLOSURE…

ASA Supports Using ARP Funds for Transportation Projects On Thursday, September 15, 2022, ASA, along with the transportation construction coalition, sent a letter to House and Senate Leadership requesting additional flexibility in using the American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds for transportation projects.  The ARP law provided $350 billion in state and local government relief funds…

2022 Midterm Election Outlook Though the outcome of the 2022 midterm elections remains uncertain, the odds of the Democrats retaining majorities in both the House and Senate are very slim. The lame duck session is expected to be the Democrats’ last best chance to get priority items passed before 2024. Congress will look quite different…

This Week in Congress This week both chambers of Congress were in session and during the September legislative work period, the House will vote on a continuing resolution to extend funding for the federal government until after the election, along with voting on H.R. 2988, the Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act; H.R. 832, the Ensuring a…

The Capitol’s Phase III Opening Begins This week, the public will be allowed into the Senate chamber as part of the “Phase 3” reopening, the Sergeant at Arms told Senate offices last week. Beginning 30 minutes before the Senate comes into session, two public galleries will open to visitors. These galleries will remain open until…

ASA Calls Upon House Leadership to Support the Small Business Payment Performance Act of 2022 ASA, along with the Construction Industry Procurement Coalition (CIPC), called upon House Leadership to support the Small Business Payment for Performance Act, H.R. 8273, requiring timely partial payments for agency directed changes to a federal contract.  This legislation, which ASA…

ASA Calls Upon the House Transportation Infrastructure Committee Leadership to Pass the Bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA 2022) ASA, along with the Construction Industry Procurement Coalition (CIPC), called upon the House Transportation Infrastructure Leadership to pass the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA 2022).   This legislation is an essential step…

ASA Urges the House Leadership to Support the PRICE Act ASA, along with the Construction Industry Procurement Coalition (CIPC), urges House Leadership to support for Providing Relief In Construction Expenses Act of 2022 (PRICE Act).  Time is money for all businesses, but more so during this time of economic and supply chain uncertainty. Equitable Price…

This Week in Congress The Senate returned this week after their August Recess with a packed agenda before November’s midterm elections, including voting on funding packages for Ukraine and pandemic aid.  Congress has a number of “must pass” bills before September 30th including reauthorizing FDA user fees and the continuing resolution (CR) to keep Federal…

The Biden Administration to Create 460 New Registered Apprenticeship Programs On September 1, 2022, the Biden Administration announced the creation of 460 new registered apprenticeship programs with more than 10,000 of those trained workers hired over the next year.  The initiative is entitled, “the Apprenticeship Ambassador Initiative, a national network of more than 200 employers and industry…