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ABC Opposes the Egregious Faster Labor Contracts Act
By ABC
September 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16—Associated Builders and Contractors released the following statement in response to Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minn.,'s introduction of the Faster Labor Contracts Act, or FLCA, in the U.S. House of Representatives:
“By imposing government-mandated contract terms o...

Supreme Court's Course Correction on NEPA Already Steering Decisions in Infrastructure Development Cases
By David Ayliffe
August 27, 2025
The United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, on May 19, 2025, clarifying that the scope of judicial review of federal agency environmental analyses under the National Environmental Policy Act is na...

Navigating Disruption to Construction Projects Flowing From the America First Trade Policy
By Meagan T. Bachman
August 21, 2025
In January 2025, the Trump administration announced its intention to pursue an America First Trade Policy. Several months later it remains difficult to predict what measures will be employed to implement this policy from one week to the next, not least because some measures have ...

Numbers Don't Lie: Accounting Leaders Weigh In on State of 2025 Construction Finance
By David McMillin
August 6, 2025
On the surface, accounting feels fairly simple: Add up the revenue, subtract the expenses and report where all the dollars are going. Today’s construction industry, however, is anything but simple, and it demands the ability to take a deeper dive into the immediate details while ...

'It’s Going to All Work Out for America': Anirban Basu on 2025 Mid-Year Construction Economic Forecast
By Construction Executive
July 24, 2025
In the latest Construction Economic Update and Forecast webinar, expert economist Anirban Basu painted optimism over the current and future state of the construction economy under the effect of the Trump administration trade tariffs. The One Big Beautiful Bill is seemingly a posi...

ABC Praises Final Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill
By ABC
July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 3—Associated Builders and Contractors today issued the following statement commending the U.S. House of Representatives for passing H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act:
“ABC thanks lawmakers in both chambers for their leadership in advancing this important le...

ABC Applauds Senate Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill
By ABC
July 1, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 1—Associated Builders and Contractors applauded the U.S. Senate’s passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as critical legislation delivering much-needed tax relief to the U.S. construction industry and other Main Street businesses.
ABC and its 67 chap...

ABC Supports Reintroduction of Employee Rights Act
By ABC
June 27, 2025
WASHINGTON, June 26—Associated Builders and Contractors announced its strong support for the reintroduction of the Employee Rights Act in the 119th Congress. The legislation provides critical protections for workers in construction and other industries subject to unionization pre...

Trump Administration Fails to Rescind Biden’s Anti-Merit Labor Mandate
By ABC
June 13, 2025
WASHINGTON, June 12—Associated Builders and Contractors responded to the announcement from the Office of Management and Budget that President Donald Trump’s administration will continue to enforce former President Joe Biden’s anti-competitive policy mandating project labor agreem...

Unprecedented Times: An Interview Panel With 2025 Top Construction Law Firms
By David McMillin
June 10, 2025
In a typical year, construction law doesn’t change all that much—but so far, 2025 has been anything but a typical year. Before the Trump administration reached its first-100-days mark, attorneys were already combing through the language of nearly 130 executive orders. While execu...
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Judge Favors Special Interests on Federal Infrastructure, a Loss for Taxpayers and the Nonunion Construction Industry
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ABC responds to reinstatement of PLAs on certain DOD and GSA contracts.