CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES

Bills and resolutions

Build America, Buy America Act: include certain yellow coloring as construction materials (see S. 3819), S552 [10FE]

Copyrights: ensure that safety standards developed by standards development organizations do not lose copyright protection by virtue of having been incorporated by reference into law or regulation (see S. 4145), S1367 [19MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: make temporary zero-percent interest loans under Community Facilities Direct Loan Program to construct or renovate certain rural hospitals (see S. 4141), S1367 [19MR]

Dept. of Education: provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see S. 3777), S489 [4FE] (see H.R. 7340), H2029 [4FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: solicit public comments and receive written approval from State and local officials before constructing, acquiring or operating any new immigration processing facility or detention center (see S. 3894), S626 [23FE] (see H.R. 7652), H2258 [23FE]

Dept. of HUD: conduct grant competition for development of single- and multi-family homes (see S. 3768), S470 [3FE] (see H.R. 7326), H1975 [3FE]

——— establish grant program to provide amounts to developers to offset State and local taxes associated with building of housing developments (see H.R. 7243), H1914 [27JA]

——— require States with energy codes more stringent than Federal standard to reimburse home builders for difference in construction costs (see H.R. 7282), H1920 [30JA]

——— review implementation of Build America, Buy America Act relative to HOME Investment Partnerships Program (see H.R. 7344), H2029 [4FE]

Dept. of Labor: expand Job Corps training programs in residential contruction trades and establish employer incentives for hiring graduates of such programs (see H.R. 7242), H1914 [27JA]

Forest Service: require construction of certain roads on National Forest System lands (see H.R. 7695), H2327 [25FE]

Housing: require President to declare national housing emergency and invoke Defense Production Act to incentivize residential housing production (see S. 3600), S115 [8JA]

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: amend relative to vehicle roadside crashes and work zone safety (see S. 3871), S609 [12FE]

Tariff: require process for exclusion of certain articles used in home constructions from certain duties (see S. 3943), S706 [26FE]

Taxation: establish mass timber plant investment credit, mass timber workforce development credit, and mass timber construction credit (see H.R. 7245), H1914 [27JA]

——— provide bonus depreciation for long-term residential rental housing (see S. 4080), S1046 [12MR]

White River National Forest: prohibit road construction project (see S. 4180), S1580 [24MR] (see H.R. 8061), H2675 [24MR]

Comments

Dept. of Justice investigation of FRS Board of Governors Chairman Powell relative to FRS headquarters building renovations: several Senators, S601 [12FE]

Excerpts

Hearing on Dept. of Justice investigation of FRS Board of Governors Chairman Powell relative to FRS headquarters building renovations: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S601 [12FE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of HUD: require States with energy codes more stringent than Federal standard to reimburse home builders for difference in construction costs (H.R. 7282), H2092 [9FE]

——— review implementation of Build America, Buy America Act provisions requiring certain materials to be made in U.S., H2092 [9FE]

Dept. of Justice: investigation of FRS Board of Governors Chairman Powell relative to testimony regarding FRS headquarters building renovations, H648, H650 [12JA], H728 [14JA]

Dept. of Transportation: permit use of State highway standards for airfield pavement construction and improvement under certain circumstances (H.R. 6427), H2658, H2659 [24MR]

District of Columbia: prohibit donations for projects to alter any public buildings used by the President or Vice President, H2703 [25MR]

Employment: permit States to use workforce development funding to raise public awareness for skilled trade programs (H.R. 4825), H2261 [24FE]

Latin Builders Association: tribute, E216 [16MR]

Murray Roofing Co., Inc.: anniversary, E265 [25MR]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Education: provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (S. 3777), S491 [4FE]

Dept. of HUD: reclassify application of certain National Environmental Policy Act requirements for housing-related activities, S1022 [12MR]

Dept. of Justice: investigation of FRS Board of Governors Chairman Powell relative to testimony regarding FRS headquarters building renovations, S122 [12JA], S187 [14JA], S601, S602 [12FE]

Government regulations: reform Federal regulatory permitting and project review processes for energy and infrastructure projects, S91–S93 [7JA]

Housing: require President to declare national housing emergency and invoke Defense Production Act to incentivize residential housing production, S229 [15JA]

Reports filed

Airport Regulatory Relief Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 6427) (H. Rept. 119–552), H2529 [16MR]

Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4690) (H. Rept. 119–483), H2028 [4FE]

Texts of

H.R. 6427, Airport Regulatory Relief Act, H2658 [24MR]

S. 3768, Advancing Better Options for Dwellings Everywhere (ABODE) Act, S472 [3FE]