Archive for July 2021

This Week in Congress The House voted on a package of seven fiscal 2022 spending bills this week, while the Senate wrapped up negotiations on both a bipartisan infrastructure package and a budget resolution from Democrats that will carry the rest of President Biden’s agenda. Return to the ASAToday page to read more articles.

ASA Opposes Treasury Department Proposal on Deposits and Withdrawals of Banking Accounts ASA joined over 100 organizations in opposition to a Treasury Department proposal that would require financial institutions to report to the IRS on the deposits and withdrawals of all business and personal accounts, as well as transfers between accounts of the same owner.…

ASA Podcast with the Surety & Fidelity Association of America ASA led a podcast with Dalton DeFendis, Director of Federal Affairs with The Surety & Fidelity Association of America, to discuss the importance of H.R. 1641, “The Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Taxpayers Act,” which ensures P3 projects using Transportation Infrastructure Finance Innovation…

Biden Administration Rescinds IRAPs On Friday, July 23, 2021, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs sent the U.S. Labor Department’s proposed rule to cancel industry-recognized apprenticeship programs (IRAPs). Review by the White House’s regulatory office is traditionally the final step before rules are cleared for public release.   President Biden ordered the department…

Masks on the Hill On Wednesday, Brian Monahan, the capitol’s attending physician, sent a memo to House staff announcing “for all House Office Buildings, the Hall of the House, and House Committee Meetings, wearing of a well-fitted, medical grade, filtration face mask is required when an individual is in an interior space and other individuals…

CDC Revised Mask Recommendations In a reversal of guidance released just two months ago, the CDC announced that people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 ought to wear masks in public indoor settings in areas with widespread transmission. The agency’s new recommendation comes amid the increasing number of breakthrough infections due to the rapidly spreading Delta variant,…

This Week in Congress The House voted to address visas for Afghan allies, “forever chemicals” in drinking water, and consumer protection authority for the Federal Trade Commission.  In the Senate, Senators voted on a bipartisan infrastructure proposal, while Democrats tried to determine their plan to advance the other half of President Biden’s economic agenda. In…

ASA and AGC Submit DOD Comments on Past Performance of Subcontractors and Joint Venture Partners On Monday, July 19, 2021, ASA coauthored with the AGC that agree in part and disagrees in part with the Proposed Rule’s amendment to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement section 823 of the National Defense Authorization…

ASA Shares Suggestions and Proposals for the FY22 NDAA On Monday, July 19, 2021, ASA, along with construction industry trade and professional organizations representing tens of thousands of firms and individuals engaged in architecture, engineering, surveying and mapping, prime contracting, subcontracting, specialty trade contracting, supplying, construction and program management and surety bond production, shared our…

  SLDF in Action in Oklahoma: ASA Files to Defend Subcontractor in Lien Waiver Case The American Subcontractors Association produced an application to file an amicus curiae brief in the Oklahoma Supreme Court this week, asserting that the outcome of the case at hand could have significant adverse consequences for subcontractors and suppliers. The case,…