Posts by Jenny Harris

This Week in Congress The congressional summer schedule is upon us with the House and Senate each slated to be in session just three of the next six weeks. The Senate voted on in vitro fertilization legislation and the House voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt.  Additionally, the House voted on the…

Federal Deficit Increases Per the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the federal deficit increased to $1.2 trillion for the first eight months of this fiscal year, an increase of $38 billion from the shortfall recorded during the same period last year. Spending grew by $332 billion, or 8 percent, from October through May, compared to the…

Click here to register for this webinar today! Upcoming ASA Webinar: DOL’s New “Salary” Threshold Overtime Rule Join us on June 18th, 2024 at Noon Eastern for the upcoming ASA webinar, DOL’s New “Salary” Threshold Overtime Rule, presented by Bill Ford of SESCO Management Consultants. Is your organization ready for the upcoming changes to the…

This Week in Congress Congress returned this week animated by partisan messaging rather than collaboration over major legislation.  The Senate considered nomination votes and voted on the Right to Contraception Act, timing the vote in advance of the two-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down the right to an abortion.  The House…

Next Week: ASA Legislative Fly-In to Washington, D.C. On June 11th and 12th, 29 ASA members from across the nation will be in Washington, D.C. to meet with their elected members of Congress to seek support for the “Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2023,” H.R. 2726, which requires prompt payment to contractors for…

ASA Urges Delaying the Overtime Rule ASA, along with the Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity (PPWO), requests that the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) stay the effective date of its overtime final rule published in the Federal Register on April 26, 2024, (89 FR 32842) to allow for judicial review, as the rule is currently…

ASA Supports the Short Line Railroad Relief Act As we continue to manage supply chain disruptions within the construction industry, ASA joins the short line railroads in their quest to receive immediate financial relief after natural disasters. These railroads transport a range of products from various industries including manufacturing, agriculture, energy, chemicals, minerals, metals, timber,…

The FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Advances in the House This week, the House debated the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with members filing more than 1,000 proposed amendments. The legislation (H.R. 8070) advanced, 57-1, out of Committee on May 22nd. It would authorize $895 billion in spending in accordance with statutory budget…

Sen. Manchin (WV) Files as an Independent West Virginia Sen. Manchin announced last Friday he has officially left the Democratic Party and filed as an Independent. Manchin, a lifelong Democrat who previously served two terms as governor, said that since his election to the Senate in 2010, he has “seen both the Democrat and Republican…

Fly-in Feature – ASA Priorities for 2024 As the American Subcontractors Association (ASA), a pivotal entity in the construction industry, representing over 2,400 construction subcontractors across the United States, prepares for its 2024 legislative fly-in on Capitol Hill, these are its legislative priorities aimed to address critical issues that impact subcontractors and by extension, the…