ASAToday for November 21st, 2024

Debt Ceiling Debate – The Fiscal Responsibility Act Congress is set to debate the Fiscal Responsibility Act (HR 3746) with Conservative House Republicans balking at the deal, claiming it does not contain…

ENR Launching Annual Specialty Contractor Competitions In October 2023, Engineering News-Record (ENR) will release it’s 46th annual Top 600 Specialty Contractors list to it’s estimated three million unique yearly visitors. Ranked by…

COVID-19 Rescissions Following is a breakdown of nearly $28 billion that would be rescinded from unspent pandemic relief funds in the debt ceiling bill (HR 3746). Almost half of the funding, $13.4…

This Week in Congress This week, the House voted on legislation that would permanently ban all fentanyl-related substances, which the Biden Administration supports, but some Democrats are concerned such a broad ban…

Debt Limit Update On Monday evening, President Biden and Speaker McCarthy met at the White House.  Per Speaker McCarthy, “the tone tonight was better than any other time we have had discussions.”…

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Considers Supply Chain Bills On Tuesday, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted on a supply chain-focused package of legislation regarding foreign ownership of U.S. marine…

ASA Announces Launch of New Health Plan as Exclusive Member Benefit 5/22/2023 (Alexandria, Virginia) – The American Subcontractors Association (ASA) proudly announces the launch of a new, exciting, and exclusive member benefit…

Surety Bonds on P3 Agreements: Sound Public Policy Protections The federal government long has recognized the importance of surety bonding requirements for its direct public works procurements. The federal Miller Act (40…

Sen. Carper (D-DE) Announces Retirement On Monday, Sen. Carper (D-DE) announced that he will not seek reelection.  Sen. Carper, 76, is the fourth Democratic senator to announce his retirement, following Sens. Stabenow…