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FHWA Proposes to End Long-Standing Buy America Waiver
On March 7, 2024, the Federal Highway Administration announced that it has released a Notice for Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to end the longstanding Manufactured Products Waiver that has been in effect since the 1980s.
Read moreGov’t Shutdown Averted?
For the fourth time in FY 2024, Congress appears to have avoided a government shutdown . . . temporarily. What should contractors know?
Read moreBuy America Waiver for Broadband Projects
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issues a waiver on “Build America, Buy America” regulations for fiber optics equipment and electronics used throughout the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program.
Read moreAGC Challenges Regulation Diverting Highway Funds
AGC and ARTBA jointly support legal efforts of 22 states challenging the Federal Highway Administration’s greenhouse gas regulation that will divert highway construction funding to non-construction activities.
Read moreAGC Buy America Administrative Action
AGC and coalition allies file an administrative action to address the Administration’s opaque and unbalanced Buy America Build America Act implementation that risks delays and cost increases for housing, transportation, water infrastructure projects, and more.
Read moreAGC Testifies on Buy America
AGC member Ty Edmondson, CEO of T.A. Loving Company, testifies before Congress on the need to improve implementation of new Buy America requirements.
Read moreStop U.S. DOT from Diverting Highway Funding
Help protect highway and bridge construction funding from being repurposed for buses, bikeshares, pedestrian walkways, and EV charging stations by telling the president and Congress to block an illegal U.S. DOT regulation.
Read moreCBO Releases Long-Term Budget Outlook
On Wednesday, February 7, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its annual long-term budget outlook, painting a sobering picture of the country’s long-term fiscal outlook, which includes the highest federal debt level ever recorded in American history.
Read moreHouse Committee Passes Water Permitting Reforms
On Wednesday, January 31, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced several pieces of AGC-supported legislation aimed at providing greater certainty for construction companies engaged in water projects held up by the Clean Water Act permitting process.
Read moreU.S. DOT Announces $4.9 Billion for Infrastructure Projects
On January 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced $4.9 billion for 37 projects through the National Infrastructure Project Assistance (Mega) and the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant programs.
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