Congress Drafting an End-of-Year Funding Bill
Last week, AGC sent a letter to congressional leaders and members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees detailing the construction industry’s priorities for the fiscal year 2016 funding bill. In the letter, AGC urges appropriators to prioritize infrastructure investment and pro-infrastructure policies, which include prohibiting implementation of a number of regulations like the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ “Waters of the U.S.” rule, the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council and Department of Labor’s Blacklisting proposed rule, and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s local hiring initiatives for federal-aid highway and transit projects.
Congress has not passed any FY 2016 funding bills to date. In September, Congress passed a three-month continuing resolution that prevented a federal government shutdown on October 1. That CR funds federal government agencies at FY 2015 levels through December 11. Congressional leaders and appropriators are currently negotiating a FY 2016 omnibus appropriations bill, which would likely fund the federal agencies through September 30, 2016. AGC continues to meet with members of Congress to press for the importance of infrastructure investment and the need to slow down the regulatory onslaught.
For more information, please contact Jimmy Christianson at 703-837-5325 or christiansonj@agc.org.