SIGNATORY WALL AND CEILING CONTRACTORS ALLIANCE

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

General education concerning Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations for the U.S. Department of Labor.

DEF · Defense

Implementation of section 2851 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, Guidance on Department of Defense-wide standards for access to military installations.

LBR · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

H.R. 1319, the Modern Worker Empowerment Act, legislation to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act to revise the standard for determining whether an individual is an employee, and for other purposes; entire bill. H.R. 1320, the Modern Worker Security Act, legislation on the relevance of employers providing voluntary benefits to an individual in determining whether such individual is an employee; entire bill. H.R. 4148, legislation to provide that the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation" shall have no force or effect; entire bill. Legislative proposals to reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (no bill introduced). Legislative proposals to reauthorize the National Apprenticeship Act (no bill introduced). General education concerning Davis-Bacon Federal Prevailing Wage. General education concerning Project Labor Agreements. General education concerning registered apprenticeship. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed rule entitled, Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (89 FR 70698, August 30, 2024). Wage and Hour Division final rule entitled, Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (89 FR 1638, January 10, 2024). Department of Labor final rule entitled, Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (88 FR 57526, August 23, 2023). Executive Order 14278, Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future (90 FR 17525, April 28, 2025). Employee Benefits Security Administration final rule entitled, Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (87 FR 73822, December 1, 2022). Employment and Training Administration (ETA) proposed rule entitled, Apprenticeship Programs, Reducing Equal Employment Opportunity Regulatory Burden (90 FR 28947, July 2, 2025). Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (February 4, 2022). Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council) final rule entitled, FAR Case 2022-003, Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects (88 FR 88708, December 22, 2023). Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-25-29, Use of Project labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects-Amendments to OMB Memorandum M-24-06" (June 12, 2025).

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1319, H.R. 1320, H.R. 4148

RET · Retirement

Proposal to authorize two-pool withdrawal liability as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

H.R. 1, the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, legislation to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14; Title VII (Finance), Subtitle A (Tax), Sections 70101 (Extension and enhancement of reduced rates), 70105 (Extension and enhancement of deduction for qualified business income), 70301 (Full expensing for certain business property), 70306 (Increased dollar limitations for expensing of certain depreciable business assets), and 70307 (Special depreciation allowance for qualified production property). Proposals to repeal Inflation Reduction Act enhanced tax credits for paying prevailing wages and utilizing apprentices in One Big, Beautiful Bill Act. Proposals to limit the federal tax exemption for municipal bonds in the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act. Proposals to limit the deductions for state and local taxes paid by corporations and businesses. H.R. 703, the "Main Street Tax Certainty Act," a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the Section 199A deduction for qualified business income; entire bill. Legislative proposals to renew the 100 percent expensing of new and used equipment and continuation of the 20 percent pass-through deduction in forthcoming legislation to reauthorize the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Proposal to include in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act revised flat rate premium multiemployer defined benefit plans pay for insurance at the PBGC, limits on the return assumptions used by multiemployer defined benefit plans, and changes to the calculation of withdrawal liability for such plans. Proposals to enact a cap on the deductibility of employer-provided healthcare benefits in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1, H. Con. Res. 14, H.R. 703