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New FHWA Buy America Guidance
New FHWA guidance on new Buy America requirements clarifies some but leaves much still unanswered.
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AGC Testifies Before Congress
AGC contractor testifies to the need for Congress to address supply chain challenges fueling construction material price increases and shortages, environmental permit streamlining and more.
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AGC Meets with FHWA Administrator
AGC discussed top industry priorities, including, ongoing implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the DBE program, ongoing supply chain constraints, and work zone safety.
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AGC Calls Foul on FHWA
AGC helps lead call for FHWA to repeal its “policy memo” intended to restrict new highway capacity construction projects after the agency failed to follow regulatory procedure, thereby setting a dangerous precedent.
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Flexibility for COVID Relief Funds Signed into Law
The AGC-backed legislation led by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) makes several categories of infrastructure investments—including transportation—and disaster relief explicitly eligible for unspent COVID-19 relief dollars.
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Construction Investment in Gov’t Funding Bill
What construction investment programs see, and more, in the $1.7 trillion, 4,155-page fiscal year 2023 federal government funding bill.
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Congress Inches Towards Funding Government
Congress is expected to pass a stopgap spending bill to fund the federal government through Dec. 23, as current funding expires on Dec. 16.
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AGC Testifies Before Congress on Inflation and Buy America requirements
AGC member firm Plum Contracting testifies before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, highlighting inflation concerns and uncertainty about new Buy America requirements.
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AGC Meets with White House on Buy America
Despite the recent expiration of some federal agency waivers delaying expanded Buy America requirements, the White House is pushing forward without providing further clarity on those requirements.
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USDOT Buy America Waiver Expired
New Buy America requirements for “construction materials” will be in federal-aid transportation contracts awarded on or after November 10, as USDOT proposes limited exceptions.
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