ASAToday for March 13th, 2025

Senate Finance Committee on Infrastructure Financing This week, the Senate Finance Committee laid the groundwork for bipartisan collaboration on infrastructure financing that focused more on areas of agreement such as bonding and…

House Transportation Committee Reviews 2,300 Earmark Requests Roughly three-quarters of House members are seeking a total of almost $14.9 billion for surface transportation ranging from electric bus grants to road expansion as…

ASA Participates in the Transportation Construction Coalition’s Virtual Fly-In On Thursday, May 20, 2021, ASA participated in the Transportation Construction Coalition’s Virtual Fly-In, which included U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg, Sen. Shelley Moore…

Sen. Marshall and Rep. Comer Introduce Save Local Business Act Sen. Marshall (R-KN) and Rep. Comer (R-KY) introduced legislation that would clarify the definition of joint employer, which they argue has been expanded…

ASA Offers Comments to OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard On Thursday, May 20, 2021, ASA in conjunction with the Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC) submitted comments to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration…

President Biden’s Death and Estate Tax Increases The following excerpts were prepared by the Small Business Legislative Council (SBLC) (ASA is a member of the SBLC) regarding President Biden’s proposed increase to…

Tobacco Infrastructure Tax On Monday, Senate Majority Whip Durbin, Senate Finance Chairman Wyden, and House Appropriations Chair DeLauro sent a letter to President Biden suggesting an increase in the tobacco tax as…

This Week in Congress This week, the House and Senate were in session following two weeks of committee focused activity. The Senate focused on presidential nominees and negotiations continued on President Biden’s…