ASAToday for November 21st, 2024

No ASA In-Person Legislative Fly-In for 2022 After much deliberation with the ASA Board and the Co-Chairs of the Government Relations Committee, ASA has decided NOT to proceed with the 2022 in-person…

Healthcare CMS Vaccine Mandate Revived in 26 States As we have reported on previously, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a rule (“CMS Rule”) requiring Medicare – and…

This Week in Congress Congressional leadership wrestled this week to overcome a partisan impasse on raising the debt ceiling, along with considering the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act. Last Friday, December 3,…

ASA Awards Deadline is December 31st! You have worked hard in 2021, and you also know many people who have done incredible things around you. We would like to see all of…

ASA Calls Upon House Leadership to Pass the Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act ASA, along with the Transportation Construction Coalition, urged House Leadership to pass the Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure,…

ASA Supports Bonding in USDA’s Broadband ReConnect Program Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Secretary, Tom Vilsack, announced an additional $1 billion in funding for the expansion of access to high-speed…

Tax Provisions in Build Back Better Act On November 19th, the House passed the Build Back Better Act (the “BBB”) (HR. 5376) and in the tax area, many of the provisions which…

Federal Contractor Vaccine Halted! The mandate for federal contractors’ employees to be vaccinated will be halted nationwide. The mandate, which would be effective January 4, 2022, applies to companies that do business with…

This Week in Congress Congress worked to prevent a government shutdown before December 3rd, along with passing legislation to extend the borrowing authority of the U.S. government.  Additionally, the Senate considered the House…