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ASA Says No to Paring Down the 20% Business Deduction (Section 199A) ASA joined several trade associations representing millions of individually- and family-owned businesses operating in every sector of the American economy in strong opposition to any reductions or repeal of the 20-percent deduction for qualified business income under Section 199A, including phasing out the…

ASA Supports RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act ASA strongly endorses the Recognizing and Ensuring Taxpayer Access to Infrastructure Necessary for GPS and Satellite Communications Act or the “RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act” introduced by Sen. Inhofe (R-OK). This legislation would ensure that the costs incurred by the public sector, businesses and consumers as…

OSHA Issues COVID-19 Workplace Standard This article is from SESCO Management Consultants, ASA’s Human Resource partner.  To learn more about this and all of the other benefits included in your ASA membership, click here. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released an emergency temporary standard (ETS) that healthcare employers must follow. At the…

House FY22 Appropriations This week the House Appropriations Committee started subcommittee markups of their FY22 appropriations bills. The markups will indicate how much funding each subcommittee will receive and how closely the House Democrats stick to President Biden’s budget; his requested split between the 16.5 percent increase for domestic and foreign aid programs, and 1.6…

Senate Infrastructure Package Senate Budget Chairman Sanders said he is unlikely to support a bipartisan infrastructure plan backed by 21 senators because of the way it would be funded. He stated that the compromise proposal to provide $579 billion in new spending is “mostly good,” it amounts to only a quarter of what Biden initially…

This Week in Congress Congress was in session this week with the House voting on legislation that would repeal the law authorizing military force for the war in Iraq and new disclosure requirements for public companies.  The Senate continued with nomination votes. Return to the ASAToday page to read more articles.

OSHA Releases COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) Nearly three months after its original due date, on Thursday, June 10, 20201, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) finally released its much-anticipated COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The ETS is much more limited than anticipated and only applies to healthcare and healthcare support service workers.  One…

ENR Articles Highlight ASA Leadership and the Future of the Industry ASA’s leadership was recently highlighted in multiple articles of Engineering News Record’s publication, Specialty Contracting Today, for their forward-thinking focus on where the industry in going and the amazing things it can accomplish in a post-COVID landscape. Past ASA President Courtney Little was featured…

Infrastructure Talks Continue The fate of a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure framework could be decided soon, as the 10 senators who reached a tentative agreement on the proposal see whether they can sell it to their party leaders and caucuses. The proposal contains $579 billion in new spending, with the other half coming from baseline…

Save With the ASA UPS Savings Program! How much does your business spend on shipping every year? Shipping is one of those expenses that add up over time, and we want to make sure that ASA members are getting the best deals! With the ASA UPS Savings Program, ASA members have access to a variety of…