AGC Chapter Leaders Lobby Congress to Repeal 3 Percent Withholding

At this week’s National Chapter Leadership Conference, AGC chapter leadership and executives lobbied members of Congress to support legislation to repeal the 3 percent withholding mandate.  There are now 246 members of the House that have signaled their support for repeal by cosponsoring H.R. 674.  Representatives that cosponsored the legislation this week after meeting with their AGC chapters include Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Representatives Austin Scott (R-Ga.), Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas), Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.), and Michael McCaul (R-Texas). AGC continues to push for full, permanent repeal of the 3 percent withholding mandate. House Republican leadership has identified repeal of the 3 percent government withholding mandate as a priority this fall and may consider the legislation as early as October.  While passage of 3 percent government withholding repeal is expected in the House when it comes up for a vote, the Senate has yet to schedule debate on similar legislation there despite a record 31 cosponsors. AGC will work closely with House Republican leadership as it prepares for debate on 3 percent government withholding, and in urging the Senate to take up the bill following House passage.  AGC continues to urge its members and chapters to contact their Senators and Representatives to ask that they cosponsor legislation to repeal the 3 percent government withholding mandate. Use AGC’s 3 percent withholding website to find additional resources including talking points, IRS regulations, videos on the impact of this legislation, letters sent to Congress by AGC, and ways to become involved.  Please continue to make contact with your legislators and encourage your employees to do the same by using AGC’s Legislative Action Center. For a list of cosponsors in your state, please click here. For more information, please contact Karen Lapsevic at (703) 837-4733 orlapsevick@agc.org.