In an AGC victory for the construction industry, the Biden administration announced its plans to end the federal contractor COVID-19 vaccination mandate on May 12.

AGC joined over 400 business organizations calling on Congress to address America’s broken immigration system and prioritize market-based reforms that allow a path for immigrants to aid in workforce issues.

Senate Republicans Capito and Barrasso release the RESTART and SPUR Acts, outlining Republican priorities for meaningful permitting reform.

AGC highlights the need for EPA to control contractor risks, the importance of incentivizing new materials markets, and safeguarding materials’ performance, as the agency develops its new “buy clean” construction materials program.

Congress looks to AGC to highlight proactive steps the industry is taking to recruit and train the next generation of workers and how Congress can assist in those efforts.

AGC addresses the importance of driver awareness near highway work zones amidst an increase in fatalities and injuries.

A coalition of environmental advocacy groups release a new report questioning the safety of PVC pipes for drinking water, as EPA has tentatively agreed with AGC that there is not sufficient evidence to justify PVC’s disposal as hazardous waste.

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), after giving federal contractors and subcontractors several opportunities to submit objections, recently published EEO-1 data for contractors that “either affirmatively agreed to, or did not object to, the release of their EEO-1 data.” 

The House of Representatives passes legislation that would pair an increase in the nation’s debt ceiling with a combination of spending cuts, caps on future spending growth, and construction-significant reforms to the permitting process. 

AGC is currently seeking your questions for consideration in meetings with headquarters leaders of the federal agencies June 12-14 at FedCon.