Archive for October 2021

Update: FY22 Senate Appropriations On Tuesday, the Senate Democrats released the remaining FY22 appropriations bills. None of these nine bills are expected to be marked up in subcommittee or full committee and no other action by the Senate is expected. The Senate bills lay out benchmarks for a conference with the House. Senate Democrats would…

EPA’s Proposed Limits on PFAS Chemicals This week, the EPA said it will move with urgency to set enforceable drinking water limits on certain polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, more commonly known as “forever chemicals,” which do not break down naturally and have turned up in the water supplies of communities across the country.…

House Retirements Reps. David Price (NC) and Mike Doyle (PA) said Monday they will not run again, six days after Rep. John Yarmuth (KY) said the current 117th Congress would be his last. Price heads the House Appropriations Transportation-HUD Subcommittee, Doyle is chair of Energy and Commerce’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee, and Yarmuth leads the…

New Address for Member Payments After October 12th! To those ASA members who mail their dues or other ASA National payments to the ASA P.O. Box in Baltimore, please note that the mailing address will be changing on October 12th. The payment processor we use is moving to Philadelphia. The new address is: American Subcontractors…

This Week in Congress The Senate was in recess and on Tuesday night, the House voted 219-206 to approve a $480 billion debt ceiling increase to avoid a breach of the nation’s borrowing limit until December 3rd. President Biden is expected to sign the legislation avoiding the economic crisis that would have stemmed from the…

Register Today for SUBExcel! Register Today for SUBExcel! ASA is incredibly excited to be able to come together once again after a year apart from one another, and we hope you join us in Florida on March 9-12, 2022. “Onward” represents that 2022 is going to be a year of moving our families and businesses…

Why Should You Come to SUBExcel? Have you never attended ASA before? Curious if it is worth the time and effort to come to ASA’s annual event? Here are what some of our past attendees have to say about why you should come join us at ASA National’s flagship event. “I have attended the SubExcel…

Upcoming ConsensusDocs Webinar: Price Escalation & Supply-Chain Disruption; Legal and Practical Remedies and Mitigation ASA invites its members to join ConsensusDocs on October 19th, 2021 at 2pm Eastern for the upcoming free webinar, “Price Escalation & Supply-Chain Disruption; Legal and Practical Remedies and Mitigation”. The industry is facing unprecedented price swings and supply shortages that have…

Make Your Own SUBExcel Margaritaville Video! Let’s have some fun while getting ready for SUBExcel! As we all get ready to head to the beach, and maybe put a little salt on the rim of our glass, ASA invites you to grab some of your Chapter friends and put your own spin on Jimmy Buffet’s…

ASA Urges Delay in President Biden’s COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors This week, ASA, along with the Construction Industry Procurement Coalition (CIPC), sent a letter to the White House’s Coronavirus Response Coordinator & Counselor to the President of the United States, Jeffrey Zients, requesting a delay in the implementation of the Executive Order (E.O.)…