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ABC’s August Regulatory Roundup—Learn About the Latest Developments
ABC has prepared a summary of Biden administration regulatory actions of interest to ABC members by agency.
ABC: State Construction Unemployment Rates Range From 0.4% to 7.5%
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2—The not seasonally adjusted national construction unemployment rate was 0.1% lower in June 2023 from a year ago, down from 3.7% to 3.6%. According to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today by Associated...
ABC-Supported Legislation To Overturn the Northern Long-Eared Bat’s Endangered Species Listing Heads to President Biden’s Desk
On July 26, the U.S. House of Representatives passed S.J. Res. 24, a Congressional Review Act resolution on the Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat with a bipartisan vote of 220-209. The passage of S.J. Res. 24 would, if enacted, prevent the...
Smucker Introduces the ABC-Supported Main Street Tax Certainty Act
On July 18, Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., introduced the Main Street Tax Certainty Act, H.R. 4721, legislation which would make permanent the current 20% deduction for small and family-owned businesses, provided through Section 199A of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017....
ABC Advocates for Solutions to Workforce Shortage at U.S. House Committee Roundtable
On July 26, ABC Senior Director of Legislative Affairs Peter Comstock participated in a roundtable hosted by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Dr. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C. The roundtable focused on the reauthorization of...
Industry News
Council on Environmental Quality Proposes Expansive Changes to NEPA Permitting Rules
On July 31, the Council on Environmental Quality released a proposed rule to implement Phase 2 of revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act implementing regulations. The proposal makes wide-ranging changes to the rules for federal agencies conducting the...
President Biden Announces Heat Safety Actions, Including DOL Hazard Alert
On July 27, President Joe Biden announced a series of actions aimed at protecting workers from the impact of extreme heat, including asking the U.S. Department of Labor to issue a first-ever Hazard Alert for heat. Read More
OSHA’s Final Rule on Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Goes Into Effect Jan. 1, 2024
On July 21, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued its Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses final rule, which will undo the ABC-supported provisions of the 2019 final rule promulgated under the Trump...
DOL High Road Workforce Development Program Map Snubs Nonunion Programs
On July 13, 2023, the U.S Department of Labor launched its “High Road to the Middle Class” map, highlighting existing workforce development programs that meet certain criteria to be designated by the DOL as “high road training programs.” Read More
Treasury Plans Proposed Rule on IRA Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements
The U.S. Department of the Treasury plans to release a proposed rule implementing provisions of the ABC-opposed Inflation Reduction Act. The law provides over $270 billion in tax credits for the construction of solar, wind, hydrogen, carbon sequestration, electric...