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2024 AGC & HCSS Highway Work Zone Safety Survey
May 23, 2024
  Sixty-four percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, putting motorists and workers at risk, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of… Read More

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Bipartisan Group of Senators Announce Agreement on $1.2T Infrastructure Plan
On June 16, a bipartisan group of senators—10 Democrats and 10 Republicans— announced an agreement on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The two-page plan includes $579 billion in new spending (on top of reauthorized transportation programs) to rebuild America’s roads and bridges, improve… Read More
June 17, 2021
AGC Charities to Host a Volunteer Day During AGC's Annual Convention in Orlando to Benefit "Give Kids the World Village"
On Monday, September 20th, AGC Charities is holding a volunteer day at Give Kids the World Village to make improvements to the facility including replacing a protective fence and upgrading bathrooms at one of the Village’s pools. Watch this video here to learn more about the project. With your help… Read More
June 16, 2021
Producer Prices For Construction Materials And Services Jump 24 Percent Over 12 Months, Threatening Contractors’ Solvency And Workers’ Jobs
Construction Association Calls on President to Immediately End Tariffs and Quotas on Steel, Aluminum, and Lumber as First Step to Easing Pressure on Construction Costs and Supply-Chain Bottlenecks The cost of goods and services used in construction climbed by a record-setting 4.3 percent in May… Read More
June 15, 2021
Small Business Administration Begins Forgiving PPP Loans Over $2 Million
As AGC continues to pressure the Small Business Administration (SBA) to change its approach to applications for the forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Loans over $2M, the agency finally appears to be doing just that.  The agency has yet to make any announcements and details are still missing.… Read More
June 14, 2021
Biden Administration Intensifies Roll Back of Environmental Permitting Reforms
Gains on WOTUS, Endangered Species Act Regulations & More in Jeopardy The Biden Administration has taken several steps in the last two weeks to begin the process of repealing and modifying many of the prior administration’s signature environmental permitting reforms related to species and… Read More
June 10, 2021
House T&I Committee Passes Highway & Transit Reauthorization Bill
On June 10, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved legislation to reauthorize federal-aid highway and transit programs, on a mostly partly line vote. This five-year, $547 billon bill will now go to the full House for a floor vote at a yet to be determined date. An AGC… Read More
June 10, 2021
AGC Presses for Steel and Aluminum Price & Availability Relief
On June 9, AGC and the business community urged President Biden to remove steel and aluminum tariffs and quotas on the nation’s allies to help address significant price and availability issues for those construction materials. For instance, a widely watched index of steel prices rose 11% in… Read More
June 10, 2021
House and Senate Consider Expanding Buy America to Construction Materials
AGC warns could result in significant delays for infrastructure project delivery Advancing legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate include an AGC-opposed provision that would expand federal-aid highway and transit programs’ Buy America requirements to “construction… Read More
June 10, 2021
AGC Victory on New OSHA COVID-19 Safety and Health Standard
On June 10, U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh announced that the long-anticipated federal COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will only apply to healthcare settings. This represents a significant change from early reports that the… Read More
June 10, 2021
Biden Administration Proposals For Supply-Chain Relief Will Worsen Workforce Problems While Ignoring Most Promising Solutions
Construction Association Calls for End to Tariffs on Lumber, Steel and Aluminum in Order to Deliver Prompt Relief Instead of Imposing New Restrictions on Hiring, Training, and Work Agreements The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued… Read More
June 8, 2021

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