Transportation funding investment increases in the House but awaits action in the Senate. 

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republicans learn the real impacts of inflation on infrastructure projects with AGC member George Palko, President/CEO of Great Lakes Construction in Hinckley, Ohio. 

Grants will fund over 90 projects at our nation’s airports.

Rule would force states and local governments to track carbon dioxide emissions and set reduction goals.

Rushing the process of implementing the new Build America, Buy America Act could further drive inflation and result in significant delays to infrastructure projects.

While the White House called on federal agencies to include expanded Buy America requirements on federally funded contract awards on or after May 14, those agencies are taking an array of actions delaying or waiting for more guidance leaving contractors confused.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is seeking feedback on how expanded Buy America requirements to construction materials would impact HUD financed projects.

AGC backs the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed waiver of new Buy America requirements for WIFIA-funded projects that have initiated project design planning on water and wastewater projects prior to May 14.

While the White House Office of Management and Budget continues to rush implementation of new domestic manufacturing requirements for construction materials—aluminum, copper, lumber, glass, fiber optic cables, plastics and more—on direct federal and federally assisted construction contracts, AGC calls for a thoughtful study of existing supply chains, opportunity for public comment on draft standards and sufficient time for education of federal, state and local officials who will be charged with enforcement.

The U.S. DOT has officially delayed expanded Buy America requirements to construction materials, but confusion remains as the Administration pushes to implement requirements without fully establishing the rules first.