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Spotlight Your Achievements! AGC Launches Awards Season with the Opening of Build America, AGC in the Community, Innovation, Diversity and Inclusion Awards
July 15, 2024
Apply by Thursday, October 31, 2024!  AGC of America is proud to announce the launch of the 2025 AGC Awards competitions! The Baldwin Group Build America Awards (including the Marvin M. Black Partnering Excellence category) and AGC in the Community competitions recognize the nation's most… Read More

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Policy Rider to Halt EPA Clean Water Act Guidance Survives Floor Vote
A policy rider that would bar the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency from implementing their guidance on Clean Water Act Jurisdiction survived an amendment offered by Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.). The amendment would have stripped the provision out of the Energy and Water… Read More
June 10, 2012
Legislation on Job Training Moves In the House
Today, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a markup on the Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012, which would help reform the nation’s job training system by strengthening employer engagement in state and local workforce decisions, as well as by giving states and… Read More
June 10, 2012
AGC Submits Comments to PHMSA on Damage Prevention Program Rule
AGC recently submitted comments on a proposed rule issued by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) that addressed federal enforcement of state damage prevention laws. This proposed rule establishes the criteria for determining the adequacy of state enforcement of… Read More
June 9, 2012
Attempt to Slash Transportation Funding Expected in the House
Today, the House of Representatives will vote on a Motion to Instruct conferees to slash FY 2013 funding on the surface transportation reauthorization bill.  The Motion to Instruct was offered by Representative Paul Broun (R-GA) and would limit funding in FY 2013 to $37.5 for federal highway and… Read More
June 9, 2012
House Reduces Construction Funding in FY13 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Funding Bill, AGC Pushes Back
On May 31, the House passed the FY 2013 Military Constriction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill, providing $71.7 billion in discretionary funding for military construction and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This funding level matches the FY 2012 enacted level, but falls $694… Read More
June 8, 2012
Transportation Conference Committee Continues Deliberations
Speaker Boehner Hints at 6-Month Extension Negotiations between the House and Senate over their separate versions of a transportation authorization bill accelerated somewhat this week when Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), together with Ranking Committee… Read More
June 8, 2012
House Subcommittee Approves FY 2013 Transportation Funds
Today, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation approved the FY 2013 transportation spending bill, which included funding for the federal-aid highway program at $39.1 billion – the same level as FY 2012. The Senate approved its version of the appropriations bill last month, which… Read More
June 8, 2012
Call for Presentations Now Open for AGC's 94th Annual Convention
The Associated General Contractors of America will hold its 94th Annual Convention on March 6-9, 2013, at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort in Palm Springs, Calif. AGC is now accepting proposals for a limited number of speaking opportunities. Proposals should focus on current and emerging… Read More
June 7, 2012
Legislation on Job Training Moves in the House
Today, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a markup on the Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012, which would help reform the nation’s job training system by strengthening employer engagement in state and local workforce decisions, as well as by giving states and… Read More
June 7, 2012
AGC Recommends Changes to Form I-9
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On May 29, 2012, AGC submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Citizenship and Immigration Services division (USCIS) regarding proposed changes to Form I-9, the Employment Eligibility Verification Form.  Employers must complete Form I-9 to document that they have verified the… Read More
June 7, 2012

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