On May 17, nearly 100 members of the U.S. House of Representatives—at AGC’s urging—called on U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to negotiate a softwood lumber trade agreement with Canada.

On May 28, the President Biden’s National Economic Council sought consultation from AGC Chief Economist Ken Simonson on construction supply chain issues, materials price increases and their impacts.

On May 10, AGC filed a Freedom of Information Act request in response to SBA’s delayed decision-making process of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans as AGC members report they have already waited many months for SBA to act on forgiveness applications for loans over $2 million.

On May 13, the U.S. Department of Treasury issued an interim final rule (IFR) detailing how the $350 billion in state, local, and territorial government funding provided through the American Rescue Plan Act can be spent.

Senate Republicans are reportedly preparing a counteroffer to the White House’s $2 trillion infrastructure proposal.

AGC filed comments opposing the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division’s (WHD) recent proposals to withdrawal the Independent Contractor status and rescind the Joint Employer definition under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). 

President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan includes new workforce investments, labor preferences and the PRO Act.

Senate Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told AFL-CIO leader Richard Trumka that the PRO Act would receive a vote in the U.S. Senate if 50 senators pledge to support it.

President Biden is expected to put forth his proposal for a multi-trillion investment in infrastructure on March 31.

On March 18, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the AGC-supported American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6).