Washington Update
The ABC Legislative Conference is coming to Washington, D.C., next month. Join us to advocate for the issues that matter most to the merit shop.
Politics Over Policy: Border Security and Immigration Reform
Congress is perpetuating the workforce shortage as it bypasses border security and immigration reform.
Relief in Sight
The bipartisan, House-passed Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act is on its way to the Senate. It would be a huge boost for the construction industry.
ABC’s Washington Update: Pushing Back on PLAs
White House–mandated project labor agreements are a threat to fair and open competition—and an impediment to on-time, on-budget project delivery.
Who’s the Boss?
A new joint employer rule threatens to unnecessarily complicate
relationships between contractors and subcontractors.
A House Divided: Congress After McCarthy
A successful coup against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has left Congressional Republicans disunified—and looking for a way forward together.
Doubling Down on Davis-Bacon
The Biden administration’s new rule updating prevailing-wage regulations makes a flawed process worse—and is bad news for the construction industry.
Mission Accomplished: Construction and the FRA
The newly signed Fiscal Responsibility Act raises the federal debt limit—while also delivering much-needed reforms to the federal permitting process.









