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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 Treasury/IRS guidance implementing Inflation Reduction Act's enhanced 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 appropriations bills. Opposition to possible language on project labor agreements in the House and Senate Surface Transportation Reauthorization bills. 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 U.S. Department of Transportation promotion of pro-PLA language in grants/NOFOs for federally assisted infrastructure projects across multiple DOT agencies and grant programs. Opposition to potential U.S. DOT Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) guidance favorable to PLAs on FHWA-funded projects. 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. 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. Support for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Nominees Mayer and Murphy, and NLRB GC Nominee Carey. Support for at least 2 more new NLRB nominees in 2026. Opposition to the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408/S. 844). Opposition to Sen. Hawley's pro-labor framework/legislation. Opposition to potential FLCA discharge petition in the House. 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). Support for Senate HELP Committee legislative labor reforms, in general. 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 and related rulemakings. Issues related to Joint Employer and related rulemaking. 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 legislation limiting Biden OSHA heat rule. 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. Feedback on Education Deparment's Workforce Pell NPRM [RIN 1840-AD99] 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 Engagement on implementation of Budget Reconciliation/Working Families Tax Cut Act/OBBBA provisions of interest to the construction industry and IEC members: Permanent Small Business Deduction Permanent Estate Tax Relief 100% Bonus Depreciation Immediate Expensing of R&D Costs Eliminate tax on Overtime for American Workers Expanded 529 Accounts for Skilled Trades Training Workforce Pell for short-term workforce development programs. Clean Energy Tax Credits

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. Concerns with DOT FHWA pushing PLAs on grant programs/NOFOs and forthcoming FHWA guidance on PLAs on federally assisted projects.

Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act (H.R. 3734) Engagement on VISA, DACA, TPS, and other legal immigration programs salient to construction industry.

Infrastructure Project Permitting Reform Provisions of the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure for Today (PERMIT) (H.R. 3898). Support for Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act) (H.R. 4776). Support for the Studying NEPAs Impact on Projects Act (H.R. 573), which requires the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to publish an annual report on NEPA projects and outcomes, thereby ensuring greater transparency. Support for the ePermit Act (H.R. 4503), which codifies President Trumps permitting technology action plan to modernize permitting technology across the federal government and aims to reduce processing time for NEPA reviews. Support for ongoing regulatory efforts by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency to clarify Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) language defining the scope of waters covered under the Clean Water Act consistent with the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in Sackett v. EPA (2023). Support for the Revising and Enhancing Project Authorizations Impacted by Review (REPAIR) Act (S. 1355). Monitoring of federal agency NEPA reform regulations and comments, in general. Support for the Prove it Act of 2025 (H.R. 425/S. 100). Support for cutting beneficial ownership red tape in the Corporate Transparency Act/regulations/guidance.

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

Concerns and analysis about tariffs on electrical construction materials and construction materials, in general.