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Greater Kansas City ASA (KCASA) Supports Mutual Waiver of Consequential Damages Legislation Greater Kansas City ASA (KCASA) supports SB 335, which requires construction contracts to include a mutual waiver of consequential damages by amending K.S.A. 16-1901 and 16-1907 and repealing existing provisions. This legislation appropriately recognizes the importance of mutual consequential-damages waivers in construction contracts.…

KCASA Opposes Increasing Statutory Bond Requirements KCASA strongly opposes SB 436,which would amend K.S.A. 19-214 by increasing the statutory bond requirements for counties from $25,000 to $100,000. An increase of $75,000 would mean that many more county construction contracts throughout the state would be procured without the benefit of performance and payment guarantees, which provide…

ASA Baltimore Supports Strengthening Maryland’s Prompt Pay Law ASA Baltimore supports SB 671, which would strengthen prompt payment protections for subcontractors across Maryland by ensuring clearer rules and fairer treatment in public and locally funded construction contracts. It expands prompt payment coverage to local government entities, requires written notice if payment is withheld, mandates interest…

This Week in Congress The House considered the Senate-revised version of the appropriations minibus, along with legislation (H.R. 4090) aimed at improving access to critical minerals. Additionally, the House voted on H.J. Res. 142, a resolution disapproving of a D.C. law that decouples the city’s tax code from provisions included in the One Big Beautiful…

House Party Ratios As a preliminary matter, last weekend voters in Houston elected Christian Menefee (D) to replace the late Rep. Sylvester Turner (D).  The House will have 218 Republicans and 214 Democrats, meaning that the Republicans will be reduced to a one-vote majority. Return to the ASAtoday page to read more articles

The Pending Partial Government Shutdown! On Tuesday, the voted 217-214 to avoid a partial government shutdown; however, included in the funding package was a continuing resolution (CR) through February 13th for the Department of Homeland Security. Last Friday night, a significant portion of federal government funding expired, affecting agencies and programs covered by six key…

Contempt Resolutions Against the Clinton! This week, the House will vote on resolutions to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena compelling their testimony before the Oversight Committee as part of its investigation into disgraced financier Jeffery Epstein. Return to the ASAtoday page to…

Resolution to Expel House Member(s)! Last week, the House Ethics Committee announced that it found substantial evidence to support the federal fraud indictment pending against Rep. Shiela Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL). Rep Steube (R-FL) said he will call up a resolution this week to force her expulsion from Congress.  It will require two-thirds majority support to pass…

This Week in Congress This week, the House is in recess, and the Senate was in session despite postponed votes to accommodate weather-related travel delays. The last major snowstorm in Washington, D.C. was 2016’s “Snowzilla,” which dropped around 20 inches in D.C. and even more in its suburbs. The Senate considered votes on a pregnancy-related bill…

Government Shutdown Take II? Most federal government funding runs out at midnight on Friday. Although Congress had been close to passing the remaining six spending bills, a partial government shutdown now looks likely. Last week, members of Congress released a bipartisan package of four spending bills covering Defense, Homeland Security, Health and Labor programs, and…