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Supply Chains: Empty Containers The administration and Congress are working to ease shipping industry challenges created by a surge in demand for imported goods resulting from the pandemic.  The largest container ports, Los Angeles and Long Beach, experienced a record flow of ships with 109 waiting to dock in January. While some ports made progress…

This Week in Congress Congress was in session this week with the House voting on a continuing resolution (CR) that will extend government funding through March 11th at the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 level and legislation to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service.  The Senate had judicial and ambassador nomination votes. Return to the ASAToday page…

Transportation Infrastructure Funding ASA joined Reps. Moulton (D-MA) and Katko (R-NY) in urging House and Senate leadership to complete work on the Fiscal Year 2022 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) appropriations bill. Under the current continuing resolution (CR), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) cannot fully implement the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).…

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Executive Order: Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects On Friday, February 4, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order: Project Labor Agreements (PLA) for Federal Construction Projects, which requires the federal government to require a project labor agreement (PLA) before awarding any “large-scale construction contract,” defined as a contract for which the estimated cost…

This Week in Congress The House and Senate were in session this week while confronting a February 18th deadline to either pass the FY22 Appropriations Bills or adopt another short-term continuing resolution to fund the government beyond that deadline. Return to the ASAToday page to read more articles.

Infrastructure Guidebook The White House has released a guidebook to the bipartisan infrastructure law for state, local, tribal, and territorial governments.  The guidebook provides a summary of the programs funded in the Bipartisan Infrastructure bill.  The book can be found here:  https://www.whitehouse.gov/build/ Return to the ASAToday page to read more articles.

FY22 Appropriations Bills House and Senate negotiators continued to reach a deal on the FY22 Appropriations Bills. Last week Republicans sent a proposal to Democrats with their recommendation on how to divide the defense and non-defense spending.  The White House is expected to send a request for additional pandemic aid for hospitals, restaurants and other…

Update: Build Back Better? It is unclear how the Build Back Better would be amended to satisfy Sens. Manchin (D-WV) and Sinema (D-AZ) with Sen. Manchin suggesting to “start from scratch,” but Democrats would rather work on the existing bill.  President Biden said he’s “confident” some pieces of the existing package will become law before…

Prequalification Technology Built For and By Subcontractors As we operate during uncertain times, Subcontractor risk management has been instrumental in maintaining the integrity of the construction supply chain. Over the next few months, the majority of the market will be requested to renew their prequalification as 2021 financial statements become available, known as The Great…