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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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Finance Committee Discussion Draft
AGC will send Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) a letter commenting on the “Cost Recovery and Accounting Tax Reform Discussion Draft,” released on Nov. 21, 2013. The staff discussion draft addresses a number of areas of concern for construction companies, including depreciation of… Read More
January 18, 2014
FHWA Finalizes MAP-21 Environmental Streamlining Rule
One of the hallmarks of the MAP-21 legislation were the many reforms intended to speed up the time it takes to start and complete construction of transportation projects. Much of the focus was on the environmental review process. FHWA and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have jointly… Read More
January 17, 2014
AGC Tells FHWA to Encourage Use of CMAQ Funds for Diesel Retrofits
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and US DOT continue to produce regulations and guidance in response to directives and changes that were contained in the MAP-21 transportation reauthorization legislation. The latest from FHWA is guidance for implementation of changes made in the Congestion… Read More
January 17, 2014
Highway Trust Fund Projected to Come Up Short
While the omnibus appropriations legislation fully funds the highway and transit programs at their MAP-21 authorized levels, congress is likely to need to take additional action to ensure that these funding levels are fulfilled. US DOT warns that its latest Highway Trust Fund estimates show that… Read More
January 17, 2014
Congress Approves FY 2014 Appropriations
The House and Senate this week gave final approval to the Fiscal Year 2014 omnibus appropriations legislation and President Obama said he will sign it.  The bill comes after Congress failed to pass any of the 12 appropriations bills for FY 2014.  AGC advocated for the passage of the bill to ensure… Read More
January 17, 2014
Congress Passes Spending Bill to Fund Government in 2014
Yesterday, the House passed H.R. 3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, by a vote of 359 - 67.  This evening the Senate passed the bill by a vote of 72-26.  The bill comes after Congress failed to pass any of the 12 appropriations bills for fiscal year (FY) 2014.  AGC advocated for the… Read More
January 17, 2014
Future of the Tax Extenders Movement Uncertain
Neither congressional tax-writing committee has a clear path for advancing the recently expired package of 55 tax provisions, and few lawmakers are willing to publicly advocate for anything less than a comprehensive and highly improbable rewrite of the tax code. This week, Senate Finance Committee… Read More
January 17, 2014
Ways and Means Chairman Renews Reform Push
On Wednesday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) released a two-and-a-half minute video produced by the committee to highlight the complexity, confusion and cost associated with the current tax code for families and job creators. In December, Chairman Camp was tasked by… Read More
January 17, 2014
The Casualty List of the 113th Congress
The casualty list for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives continues to grow each week.  In the past four days, four members of the House announced they would not seek re-election with more announcements likely in the coming weeks and months. Here is a list of the representatives and… Read More
January 17, 2014
Special Election in Florida
The first phase of the special election to replace the late Rep. Bill Young (R) was held on Tuesday in Pinellas County on the western Tampa Bay peninsula.  Though the Democratic race was a non-event because former state CFO and 2010 gubernatorial nominee Alex Sink was unopposed, the Republican side… Read More
January 17, 2014

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