Take Action Today
Today, the Committee on Ways and Means approved, by unanimous consent, H.R. 674, a bill to repeal 3 percent withholding. The House is expected to vote on the bill the week of Oct. 24. AGC is asking you to contact your representative to urge them to support passage of this legislation.
Starting Jan. 1, 2013, all federal and state contracts for goods and services will be subject to a 3 percent income tax withholding on each and every payment over $10,000 to a contractor. The requirement also applies to large local governments that make $100 million or more in annual expenditures for goods and services. This mandate will be bad for construction and must be repealed now.
AGC wants as many representatives to vote for the bill as possible in order to send a strong message to the Senate to follow suit. We are asking you and your employees to contact your representative today and urge them to cosponsor and support passage of H.R. 674. The House bill currently has 268 cosponsors while the Senate cosponsor list has 35 signatures.
The most recent additions to the House cosponsor list are:
Rep Johnson, Sam
Rep Gallegly, Elton
Rep Capps, Lois
Rep Berg, Rick
Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr.
Rep Kind, Ron
Rep Kingston, Jack
Rep Brown, Corrine
Rep Smith, Adrian
Rep Flake, Jeff
The most recent additions to the Senate cosponsor list are:
Sen Barrasso, John
Sen Isakson, Johnny
Below are four options for contacting your representative:
- Send a letter using AGC’s Legislative Action Center.
- Schedule a meeting with your representative during the District Work Period the week of Oct. 17. Click here for background and talking points.
- Call your representative by dialing (202) 224-3121 and asking for your representative’s office. Click here for a phone script template.
- Tell us your story by replying to this email. Your emails will be shared with our allies on Capitol Hill to support repeal.