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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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President Makes 3 Percent Withholding Repeal Law
Nov. 21,  President Obama signed into law the 3 Percent Withholding Repeal and Job Creation Act.  The law permanently repeals the requirement that federal, state, and large local governments begin withholding 3 percent of each payment of $10,000 or more to a contractor after Jan. 1, 2013.  Today’s… Read More
November 21, 2011
Special Deliveries from Carolinas AGC, AGC of East Tennessee and Master Builders of Iowa
AGC chapters continue to make their presence known to members of Congress through the AGC PAC. Recently, members of the Carolinas AGC, AGC of Tennessee, and Master Builders of Iowa delivered federal AGC PAC checks to Reps. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.), Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.), and Tom Latham (R-Iowa).… Read More
November 21, 2011
Speaker Boehner, Chairman Mica Announce Plans for Five Year Transportation/Energy Proposal
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.), and other House Republican leaders announced at a press conference today their plans to soon introduce H.R. 7, the "American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act". The legislation… Read More
November 20, 2011
Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Health Care Law
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review cases challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The decision by the court was expected and the court will begin to hear arguments during the spring session with a possible decision this summer, only months… Read More
November 20, 2011
AGC Continues Successful Effort to Deter Federal Agencies from Requiring Project Labor Agreements
AGC is again attacking agency efforts to impose Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects.  This week, AGC sent letters to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Navy Facilities Engineering Command expressing strong concerns against their decisions to impose a project labor… Read More
November 20, 2011
AGC Pushes Back Against Administration Effort to Block Senior Officials from Interacting with Employer Groups
On Nov. 14, 2011, AGC submitted comments to the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) on a proposed rule that would impose limits on a federal employee’s ability to attend meetings and events held by any organization that employs lobbyists, regardless of whether the meeting would hold educational value… Read More
November 19, 2011
Super Committee Nearing Deadline
As the Bipartisan Committee on Deficit Reduction (super committee) runs up against their deadline of Nov. 23 to produce a budget cutting package, AGC continues to advocate for continued investment in infrastructure and comprehensive tax and entitlement reform. Washington waits as the members of… Read More
November 19, 2011
Senate Delays Consideration of Energy and Water Appropriations Legislation
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), on Wednesday, delayed consideration of the 2012 Energy and Water Appropriations bill until after Thanksgiving.  This legislation included $31.6 billion for energy and water programs, including funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, along with… Read More
November 19, 2011
U.S. House Passes 3 Percent Withholding Repeal; President to Sign
On Nov. 16, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 674, the 3 Percent Withholding Repeal and Job Creation Act.  This week’s legislative victory was the culmination of over five years work by AGC, AGC Chapters, AGC members, and coalition partners to repeal the 3 percent withholding… Read More
November 18, 2011
Transportation Appropriations and Continuing Resolution Being Considered; Second "Minibus" Stalls in the Senate
This afternoon, the House of Representatives started debate on H.R. 2112, a so-called “minibus” bill that provides federal funding for the Departments of Transportation; Housing & Urban Development, Agriculture; and Commerce/Justice/Science).  Once the "minibus" passes the House, it will be… Read More
November 18, 2011

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