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The Hunt for Revenue to Offset Tax Cuts Republican budget hawks remain very concerned about the deficit effect of a reconciliation bill.  Rep. Roy (R-TX) warned last week that he will push to be sure that the party does not rely on scoring gimmicks to claim that the package is deficit-neutral.  But Republican leadership has…

ASA Supports the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025 ASA supports the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025 introduced by Sen. Thune (R-SD), which would lead the country towards a commonsense tax code that does not impose a destructive double or triple tax at death. We support full and permanent repeal of the federal estate…

This Week in Congress Last Friday, the House re-elected Rep. Johnson (R-LA) as Speaker and the 119th Congress was sworn into office. Now, the House and Senate will prepare for the 2025 congressional session scheduled to start later this month. On Monday, January 6th, Congress made Donald Trump’s Electoral College victory official and no Democratic…

118th Congress and Looking Ahead to Unified Government The 118th Congress had a historically lackluster performance, delivering just 158 pieces of legislation to be signed by the president; less than half of the previous Congress’s total. With unified government secured, it tends to equal results. The most productive Congresses under Presidents George W. Bush, Obama,…

Unexpected Turn of Events in the Lawsuit Regarding the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) On December 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit merits panel reinstituted the preliminary injunction against the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA); thereby, there is no requirement or deadline to file a company Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) report pursuant to the CTA.…

Preliminary List of Legislative Priorities for the 119th Congress Debt Ceiling:  In December 2021, Congress voted to increase the debt limit, the maximum amount of money that the U.S. can borrow to meet its legal obligations, to $31.4 trillion.  The Treasury hit that limit in early 2023.  The bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act, passed by Congress…

ASA’s Comments to OSHA’s Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Rule ASA, along with the Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC), 30 trade associations representing virtually every aspect of the construction industry, submitted comments in response to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) concerning the Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in…

ASA Government Relations 2024 Recap As we enter the New Year, the American Subcontractor Association (ASA) Government Relations Team wanted to briefly update you on our legislative and regulatory successes. Though this year has proven to be challenging, we offer thanks to our Government Relations Committee (GRC) for their tireless efforts in advocating for our…

This Week In Congress This was the last week of the 118th Congress and the new Congress will convene on January 3, 2025. Our weekly updates will resume in the New Year once the 119th Congress is sworn in. In the interim, we wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Federal government funding…

OSHA Update Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Standard Comment Period Extended On November 29, 2024, OSHA announced a 15-day extension of the comment deadline for the agency’s proposed heat injury and illness prevention standard. The new deadline to submit comments will be January 14th. As part of the announcement, OSHA has also scheduled an informal…