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AGC Releases First of Its Kind Decarbonization and Carbon Reporting Playbook
May 1, 2024
Download your copy of the playbook and calculator today  On Earth Day, AGC provided a sneak peek of a new document, The AGC Playbook on Decarbonization and Carbon Reporting in the Construction Industry (Decarb Playbook), designed by contractors for contractors to help address greenhouse gas… Read More

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Comment Deadline Approaching for Proposed 3 Percent Withholding Regulations
The deadline for comments in response to the December 5, 2008 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) notice of proposed rulemaking to implement the 3 percent withholding provision is approaching on March 5. With Congress unlikely to include a full repeal of the law in its economic stimulus package, but… Read More
February 13, 2009
President Obama Lifts Ban on AGC-Opposed Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements; AGC Working Against Usage
On February 6, President Obama issued an executive order revoking an earlier order issued by President George W. Bush that largely prohibited federal agencies from imposing a project labor agreement on federal and federally assisted construction projects. The new order encourages agencies to… Read More
February 13, 2009
AGC Supports Legislation Calling for Federal Contracts to be Awarded Through Open Competition; Legislation Will Block Use of GMLAs
This week, Congressman Sullivan (R-Okla.) introduced legislation (H.R. 983) that seeks to ensure that federal contracts are awarded through open competition. The Government Neutrality in Contracting Act would prohibit the use of government mandated project labor agreements. This legislation… Read More
February 13, 2009
AGC Members Mount Effort to Discourage Cosponsors of "Card Check;" AGC Urges Members to Continue to Act
Supporters of the (so-called) Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) are making a push to introduce this legislation in the House very soon and are continuing to push for original co-sponsors of the bill. AGC opposes the Employee Free Choice Act and urges AGC members to discourage cosponsorship. EFCA… Read More
February 13, 2009
Sign Up Today For AGC's Federal Contractors Conference in Washington D.C.
Registration for AGC's Federal Contractors Conference can now be accessed through the new meeting Web site. The Federal Contractors Conference is the only national event where AGC contractors and Federal agency personnel can meet and review procurement and contracting issues from around the United… Read More
February 13, 2009
AGC Members Mount Effort to Discourage Cosponsors of "Card Check;" AGC Urges Members to Continue to Act
Supporters of the (so-called) Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) are making a push to introduce this legislation in the House very soon and are continuing to push for original co-sponsors of the bill. AGC opposes the Employee Free Choice Act and urges AGC members to discourage cosponsorship. EFCA… Read More
February 12, 2009
President Signs Stimulus Bill
President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The plan includes significant infrastructure investment, as outlined in the AGC summary of infrastructure and public building investment provisions. For more information, visit www.agc.org/stimulus, which is updated regularly with… Read More
February 12, 2009
Stimulus Compromise Includes Reduced Transportation Funding
House and Senate conferees last night agreed to a $789 billion economic stimulus bill that includes funding for transportation infrastructure programs. The House will vote on the compromise tomorrow and the Senate soon after. While the actual legislative language is not yet available summaries of… Read More
February 12, 2009
AGC Speaks Out on President Obama's Executive Order
AGC's chief executive officer Steve Sandherr was quoted in The Washington Post today in an article titled "Builders Groups Decry Obama's Order on Projects." According to Sandherr, the order, which lifts a ban on government-mandated project labor agreements, "has the unfortunate protential to limit… Read More
February 12, 2009
New Act Amends Federal Regulations and Increases Possibility of Pay Discrimination Claims
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which extends the time period allowed for employees to seek compensation for unequal pay practices was signed into law by President Barack Obama on January 29, 2009.  The act is retroactive to May 28, 2007, and applies to all claims of pay discrimination on or… Read More
February 12, 2009

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