Legal and Regulatory

Congress Returns to Washington as Lawmakers Struggle to Find a Path Forward

by Chris Vaughan | Dec 10, 2025
ABCs | Legal and Regulatory | Legislation | Policy | Regulations | Washington Update

After 43 days of a government shutdown—the longest in U.S. history—Congress has finally returned to Washington, D.C., just in time for the holidays.

ABC Welcomes Trump Administration’s Proposal to Clarify ‘Waters of the United States’

by ABC | Nov 20, 2025
Legal and Regulatory | Law | Legislation | Policy | Regulations

The Trump admin proposed a rule to clarify the Clean Water's Act definition of WOTUS.

Government Shutdown Puts Added Burdens on Federal Contractors

by Jake Scott | Oct 14, 2025
Legal and Regulatory | Legislation

It has officially been two weeks since the government shut down, and federal contractors are feeling it.

Government Shutdown Day Nine: What Contractors Need to Know

by ABC | Oct 10, 2025
Legal and Regulatory | Legislation | Policy

An excerpt from ABC's Beltway Blueprint let's contractors know where they stand amidst the ongoing government shutdown.

Permitting America to Build

by Josh Leonard | Oct 6, 2025
ABCs | Business | Law | Legal and Regulatory | Regulations | Taxes | Washington Update

The White House and Congress are advancing permitting reforms aimed at increasing certainty and reducing delays for project owners and contractors.

ABC Urges Senate to Pass a Clean CR to End Shutdown

by ABC | Oct 6, 2025
Legal and Regulatory | Legislation | Policy

As the government remains shut down, ABC calls on the Senate to pass a continuing resolution.

ABC Opposes the Egregious Faster Labor Contracts Act

by ABC | Sep 17, 2025
Law | Legal and Regulatory | Legislation | Policy | Regulations

The FLCA would stifle—if not effectively eliminate—construction companies' abilities to negotiate workplace conditions.

Supreme Court’s Course Correction on NEPA Already Steering Decisions in Infrastructure Development Cases

by David Ayliffe, Elizabeth Haskins | Aug 27, 2025
Dispute Resolution | Legal and Regulatory | Regulations

How a Colorado court case could set a precedent for minimizing legal infrastructure hurdles.