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Senate Reconciliation Update Senate Majority Leader Schumer has asked the parliamentarian if the Senate could use a 2021 budget resolution to pass two reconciliation bills. Reconciliation was used to pass The American Rescue Plan and now Schumer is eyeing that process again to move the infrastructure bill.  It could give Democrats and President Biden a chance…

Click Here to Register for this Webinar Today! Upcoming ASA Webinar: “Labor Burden Shouldn’t Be a Burden” Join us on April 13th, 2021 at Noon Eastern for the upcoming ASA webinar, “Labor Burden Shouldn’t Be a Burden”, presented by Tonya Schulte, Construction Profitability Advisor. Gain a clear understanding of how to calculate labor burden rates. Plus,…

Click Here to Register for this Webinar Today! ASA Member Discount Available on Upcoming ConsensusDocs Webinar ConsensusDocs will be presenting an upcoming webinar on the Industry’s First Standard Prefabrication Construction Contract.  This webinar will take place Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021 at 2:00-3:00 PM ET Retail $99 | Members of a ConsensusDocs Group $79 with a…

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…

Incoming ASA National President Brian Carroll featured on NGA’s BEC Presents™:”2021 and the Construction Industry After COVID-19″ The National Glass Association (NGA) presents the latest in their video series, BEC Presents, “2021 and the Construction Industry After COVID-19”. Curious about the implications for custom contract terms as the construction industry continues to adapt to new and…

House Energy and Commerce Committee Announces the Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act The House Energy and Commerce Committee Announces the Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act, which would provide more than $312 billion in funding for infrastructure projects under the panel’s jurisdiction.  The bill includes nearly $70 billion for clean energy and energy efficiency…

Congressional Leaders Consider $2 Billion for Capitol Security Congressional leaders are drafting a $2 billion funding bill to strengthen security at the U.S. Capitol in the wake of the January 6th.  The discussions and drafting of the legislation are not complete and the total amount is an approximate and subject to change.  There is no…

This Week in Congress Both chambers of Congress were in session with the House voting on the Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act of 2021, which would extend the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) application period beyond March 31, 2021 to June 30, 2021, and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021.   The Senate held nomination votes…