AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES

AVI · Aviation/Airlines/Airports

Funding for federal aviation programs, FY'26 appropriations

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

FY'26 appropriations for infrastructure and international programs.

TRA · Transportation

FY'26 appropriations and reauthorization of federal surface transportation programs; procurement issues related to federally-funded projects at the state and local level.

FOR · Foreign Relations

FY'26 appropriations for international aid programs and institutions; continued funding and authorization for USAID and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).

LBR · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Salary thresholds under the Fair Labor Standards Act, issues related to H1-B visas, Project Labor Agreement regulatory actions.

ENV · Environment/Superfund

FY'26 appropriations for the federal Superfund program, DOE's Environmental Management program; programmatic issues related to Superfund; permitting and NEPA reforms.

CAW · Clean Air and Water (quality)

Green infrastructure programs authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act, funding for the State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs, FY'26 appropriations

EDU · Education

Funding for federal STEM education programs, extension of Section 127 of the tax code

ENG · Energy/Nuclear

Funding for renewable energy programs under IIJA and the Inflation Reduction Act, production tax credits and related tax incentives for renewable energy related to HR 1.

Literal federal measure citations: HR 1

GOV · Government Issues

Federal procurement issues related to contracting with engineering firms; executive branch review of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR); cybersecurity and CMMC implementation

HCR · Health Issues

Issues related to association health plans

IMM · Immigration

Increasing the cap on H1-B visas, changes to the allotment of H-1B visas, reforms related to green cards and other reforms of the visa process

ROD · Roads/Highway

FY'26 appropriations and funding for federal transportation programs; reauthorization of federal surface transportation programs and procurement issues that apply to State DOTs.

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

HR 1 and provisions to extend and expand the 2017 tax law, including restoring R&D deductibility and making permanent the Section 199A 20% tax deduction and related implementation issues.

Literal federal measure citations: HR 1

TOR · Torts

Various issues related to liability, including duty to defend, indemnification and consequential damages