Archive for November 2022

This Week in Congress Congress returned this week from Thanksgiving break with a full agenda over the next few weeks including passage of the FY23 federal budget, the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and election of new Democratic leadership for the next two years.  Currently, the Republicans have won 220 House seats and Democrats…

FY23 Budget Negotiations On Tuesday, Speaker Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Schumer, House Minority Leader McCarthy, and Senate Minority Leader McConnell met with President Biden to discuss a way forward to complete action on the FY23 omnibus appropriations bill.  After the meeting, Sen. McConnell (R-KY) stated that there is “widespread agreement that we’d be better off…

I’ve Been Working on the Railroad… The House voted on legislation to stop a December 9th rail strike.  The legislation would enforce the September tentative agreement by the Presidential Emergency Board.  Speaker Pelosi held two votes: one on the legislation and the other to “add seven days of paid sick leave for railroaders” to the…

President Biden’s FY23 Natural Disaster Funding Request The Biden administration has requested supplemental funding to respond to natural disasters, including $29.6 billion for hurricane relief in Florida and Puerto Rico, plus $7.7 billion for assorted other calamities such as flooding in Kentucky and Typhoon Merbok in Alaska.  The new package brings the total emergency funding…

Construction Conversations Podcast with ConsensusDocs ConsensusDocs invites you to check out their latest Construction Conversations Podcast.  Their latest episode features a conversation with Tracy Hart, President of Tarlton Corporation, Dirk Haire, Co-Chair of Fox Rothschild, and Brian Perlberg of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). In this podcast they discuss how the construction industry…

ASA FY23 NDAA Priorities ASA, along with the Construction Industry Procurement Coalition (CIPC), shared their suggestions and proposals for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with the House and Senate Armed Services Committee Leadership, along with the leadership of both chambers, which included the following inclusions and exclusions. We requested the…

ASA Supports the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act, H.R. 9092 ASA supports the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act, H.R. 9092, which would rescind the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022’s billions in funding for the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) expanded enforcement efforts, while retaining funding for the IRS to focus on improving…

The Labor Department’s Pending Decisions (Overtime, Prevailing Wage, and Persuaders)… As of now, we are still awaiting the Wage and Hour Division to release a proposal to update its overtime (OT) regulations. The rulemaking was due last month.  Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, workers are exempt from OT pay if they are salaried, earn…

ASA Awards Deadline is December 31st! ASA Awards program is an incredible opportunity to shine a light on your company or another company in your area! Awards available include: ASA Certificate of Excellence in Ethics ASA National Construction Best Practices Awards President’s Award Subcontractor Federal and State Advocate Awards Attorney’s Council Awards John H. Hampshire…

ASA Sponsor Billd Presents, “Modern Bidding Strategies: Learn from the Contractor Who Wins 55.5% of Bids” ASA Gold Sponsor, Billd, will be offering the upcoming presentation, “Modern Bidding Strategies: Learn from the Contractor Who Wins 55.5% of Bids”, on December 7th, 2022. During this presentation, we’re tapping into the expertise of contracting executives across the…