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Support for the Fair and Open Competition Act of 2025 (H.R. 2126/S. 1064) Opposition to government-mandated project labor agreements on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Opposition to Executive Order 14063: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects. Opposition to FAR Council (Reg.) Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (RIN:9000-AO40). Opposition to project labor agreement mandates/preferences in Inflation Reduction Act clean energy tax credits related to Biden administration's U.S. Treasury (Reg.) Title: Increased Amounts of Credit or Deduction for Satisfying Certain Prevailing Wage and Registered Apprenticeship Requirements (RIN 1545-BQ62). Concerns with June 12, 2025, OMB memo M-25-29, Titled: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects - Amendments to OMB Memorandum M-24-06. Opposition to possible language on project labor agreements in the House and Senate NDAA and MilCon/VA FY26 appropriations bills and amendments. Opposition to possible language on project labor agreements in the House and Senate Surface Transportation Reauthorization bills. Concerns with DOL-WHD (Reg). Title: Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (RIN 1235-AA40) Improvements to U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage regulations. Concerns with the Biden administration's Commerce Department's funding guidance related to project labor agreements on microchip manufacturing facilities funded via the CHIPS and Sciences Act. Opposition to aspects of Executive Order 14126, Investing in America and Investing in American Workers, signed Sept. 6, 2024. Opposition to Executive Order 14119, Scaling and Expanding the Use of Registered Apprenticeships in Industries and the Federal Government and Promoting Labor-Management Forums, signed March 6, 2024. Support for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Nominees Mayer and Murphy, and NLRB GC Nominee Carey. Opposition to the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408/S. 844). Opposition to Sen. Hawley's pro-labor framework/legislation. Opposition to Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 20/S. 852) Support for the Employee Rights Act (H.R. 4154/S. 2964). Final Rule: Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (Document Number: 2023-18695; RIN: 1218-AD45). Electric Vehicle Working Group -- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Issues related to Independent Contractor status. Issues related to Joint Employer rule. Support for the Save Local Business Act (H.R. 4366) Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act & National Labor Relations Act. Issues related to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act (H.R. 2952) Worker Enfranchisement Act (H.R.2572) Opposition to the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (H.R.4896/ S.2613) Support for the Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act (H.R. 2844) Proposed Rule: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009, RIN 1218-AD39). Support for Workforce Development and Apprenticeship, in general. Support for tax reform in OBBBA supporting expansion of 529 accounts to workforce development and apprenticeship programs and materials. Support for tax reform in OBBBA supporting Workplace Pell Grant Expansion to short term programs via AHEAD committee. Reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Workforce issues related to installation of Electric Vehicle infrastructure in the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act (S.383) Issues Related to the Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act. Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act (H.R.1151/S.756)

Apprenticeship and Prevailing Wage Requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R.5376) (also LBR issue) Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025 (H.R.1301/S.587) -- also SMB issue Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act (H.R.1151/S.756) -- also LBR issue Issues related to small business and pass through tax deduction Issues related to the Estate/Death tax Issues related to budget reconciliation

Issues Related to Infrastructure and Construction issues Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R.3684), general issues and funding expiration. Electric Vehicle Working Group -- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy Surface Transportation Bill Reauthorization/Funding. Concerns with U.S. DOT FHWA NEVI Funding and EVITP regarding apprenticeship requirements for EV charging stations.

Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act (H.R. 3734) Immigration issues specific to the construction industry, in general.

Infrastructure Project Permitting Reform Provisions of the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure for Today (PERMIT) (H.R. 3898) Support of Katherine Scarlett to serve as chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Support for Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act) (H.R. 4776) Monitoring of federal agency NEPA reform regulations and comments. Support for the Prove it Act of 2025 (H.R. 425/S. 100).

Data center construction, permitting and power issues. Permit reform efforts for energy, utility, and infrastructure projects, in general.