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Book Your Transportation to SUBExcel! Are you ready for SUBExcel?  ASA is excited to welcome everyone to beautiful Miramar Beach, Florida for this year’s event!  After so much time apart we are eager to gather together again to learn, network, and have a lot of fun. We would like to encourage all SUBExcel attendees to…

This Week in Congress The House is in recess and the Senate approved a House-passed continuing resolution to keep the government funded through March 11th. The short-term extension of current spending levels should give congressional appropriators time to finish negotiating an FY22 omnibus bill.  Additionally, the Senate voted on a House-passed U.S. Postal Service reform…

ASA Applauds Reps. Moulton (D-MA) and Katko (R-NY)’s Call for Immediate Implementation of Infrastructure Investments On Tuesday, February 15, 2022, Reps. Moutlon (D-MA) and Katko (R-NY) called on House and Senate leadership to release billions of dollars for much-needed infrastructure improvements across the country.  Funding created by the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)…

Update: Build Back Better There have been rumors that the White House is considering a change in strategy regarding the Build Back Better Act with a focus on deficit reduction to win support from Sen. Manchin (D-WV). The strategy includes keeping revenue-raising tax hikes on the wealthy and corporations as proposed in the House version…

Bolstering Hydrogen The Biden administration plans to spend over $9 billion to bolster hydrogen as part of its effort to reduce emissions in U.S. manufacturing.  On Tuesday, February 15, 2022, the White House said the Department of Energy will spend $8 billion to create regional hubs to expand the use of hydrogen in industry. Another…

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…