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class="breadcrumbs container" typeof="BreadcrumbList" vocab="http://schema.org/">  <span typeof="v:Breadcrumb"><span property="v:title">Advocacy</span></span> </div> </div>  <div id="content" class="site-content"> <div class="container"> <div id="primary" class="content-area"> <main id="main" class="site-main site-main__default" role="main"> <article id="post-30" class="post-30 page type-page status-publish hentry"> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="headline container"> <h1 class="entry-title">Advocacy</h1> </div> <div class="entry-content-box"> <div id="pl-30" class="panel-layout" ><div id="pg-30-0" class="panel-grid panel-has-style" ><div class="single-banner siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-30-0" data-stretch-type="full" ><div id="pgc-30-0-0" class="panel-grid-cell" ><div class="single-banner__container panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-30-0-0" ><div id="panel-30-0-0-0" class="so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child 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Take a moment to participate and support your Political Action Committee. Have your voice heard!</p> <p><a class="btn btn--hollow-white" href="https://www.mcaa.org/advocacy/mcaa-pac/">Learn More</a></p> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="pg-30-1" class="panel-grid panel-no-style" ><div id="pgc-30-1-0" class="panel-grid-cell" ><div class="container panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-30-1-0" ><div id="panel-30-1-0-0" class="so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child" data-index="1" ><div class="section-title section-title--reverse panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-30-1-0-0" ><div class="so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base" > <div class="siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget"> <p>Leading<strong> on the Issues</strong></p> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="pg-30-2" class="panel-grid panel-no-style" ><div id="pgc-30-2-0" class="panel-grid-cell" ><div class="container panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-30-2-0" ><div id="panel-30-2-0-0" class="so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child" data-index="2" ><div class="so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base" > <div class="siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget"> <div class="card"> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__desc"> <p>Year after year, you can count on MCAA to take the lead on the issues that make a difference to you and your company. Here are just some of the issues we are working on in Congress to protect your livelihood and set the stage for a bright future. Working in concert with other like-minded associations and with our labor partners at the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters, MCAA staff is again on the Hill making your voice heard.</p> <p> </p> <p><b><a class="blue-btn" href="https://www.mcaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2_2017_What-is-the-CEA.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LEARN MORE</a></b></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div><div id="pg-30-3" class="panel-grid panel-has-style" ><div class="container panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-30-3" ><div id="pgc-30-3-0" class="panel-grid-cell" ><div id="panel-30-3-0-0" class="so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child" data-index="3" ><div class="so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base" > <div class="siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget"> <div class="card"> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title">Multiemployer Pension Plans—Composite Plan Design</div> <div class="card__desc"> <h4>Our position:</h4> <p class="p2">MCAA continues to press for new multiemployer pension plan design options for pension trustees to consider - most notably the Composite Plan option, which combines the best features of Defined Benefit plans for plan participants, and the sustainability features of Defined Contribution plans for contributing employers. MCAA also supports technical corrections to the 2014 Kline-Miller Multiemployer Pension Reform Act to allow regulators to more readily approve benefits suspension applications for the 100 or so critical and declining plans, to preserve benefits for plan participants and forestall plan insolvency and mounting insurance claims on the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). MCAA also works to make sure any eventual PBGC insurance rate increases on multiemployer plans are kept to the minimal extent necessary, and are phased in gradually so as to limit incentive to exit PBGC-insured plans solely because of premium hikes. MCAA also would support low-interest Federal plan programs only to the extent necessary to forestall PBGC insolvency and exorbitant PBGC premium increase on the majority of well-funded construction industry plans.</p> </div> </div> </div></div> </div></div></div><div id="pgc-30-3-1" class="panel-grid-cell" ><div id="panel-30-3-1-0" class="so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child" data-index="4" ><div class="so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base" > <div class="siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget"> <div class="card"> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title">Infrastructure Investment</div> <div class="card__desc"> <h4>Our position:</h4> <p>MCAA supports legislative proposals to increase Federal infrastructure investments, with a fair balance of vertical and building and utility service infrastructure, as well as highways, roads and bridges. Direct Federal appropriations are essential, but given budget constraints, Federal and state cost sharing and public/private partnerships may be essential to meet the government’s need to provide adequate public purpose projects and services. Still, with those alternate financing options MCAA will work to make sure that Federal prevailing wage and workforce development policies are maintained. Davis Bacon should be preserved, Federal contractor selection procedures and other contracting protections (contract provisions providing for equitable adjustments, differing site conditions, warranty provisions, performance and payment bonds) are preserved in those programs to the maximum extent possible. Similarly, MCAA works to preserve public agency options to consider use of project labor agreements on both direct Federal and federally assisted projects as well.</p> <p class="p1"> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div><div id="pg-30-4" class="panel-grid panel-has-style" ><div class="container panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-30-4" ><div id="pgc-30-4-0" class="panel-grid-cell" ><div id="panel-30-4-0-0" class="so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child" data-index="5" ><div class="so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base" > <div class="siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget"> <div class="card"> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title">Preservation of Davis Bacon Workforce Standards</div> <div class="card__desc"> <h4>Our position:</h4> <p class="p1">MCAA works to make sure the basic structure of Federal prevailing wage standards is not undermined in separate Federal agency funding bills for traditional direct Federal projects. MCAA also opposes Labor Department administrative or funding changes that would undermine the Davis Bacon wage determination process, or oversight and administrative compliance enforcement by the Labor Department. MCAA aids contractors with specific Davis Bacon project administration issues.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div id="pgc-30-4-1" class="panel-grid-cell" ><div id="panel-30-4-1-0" class="so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child" data-index="6" ><div class="so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base" > <div class="siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget"> <div class="card"> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title">Preserving the Option for Public Agencies to Consider Use of Project Labor Agreements</div> <div class="card__desc"> <h4>Our position:</h4> <p class="p1">MCAA continues to work to preserve the proprietary discretion allowed to public procurement agencies to consider the beneficial of use of project labor agreements on direct Federal and federally assisted construction projects. MCAA opposes any legislative, regulatory or Executive Order dictate that would remove existing discretion in the Federal Acquisition Regulations permitting Contracting Officers, as a matter of sound acquisition planning and proprietary judgment, to assure adequate project workforce skills and availability to ensure successful project performance. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div><div id="pg-30-5" class="panel-grid panel-has-style" ><div class="container panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-30-5" ><div id="pgc-30-5-0" class="panel-grid-cell" ><div id="panel-30-5-0-0" class="so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child" data-index="7" ><div class="so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base" > <div class="siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget"> <div class="card"> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title">Curbing Worker Misclassification Abuse</div> <div class="card__desc"> <h4>Our position:</h4> <p class="p1"> MCAA continues to work for Federal legislative and regulatory reforms that would curb widespread worker misclassification abuses and clamp down on unfair and illegal competitive advantages for unscrupulous firms in the industry. MCAA defends against proposals that would promote lax worker classification procedures, and supports legislative proposals that would allow tax authorities to set misclassification standards on and industry-by-industry basis, believing that one-size-fits-all industry standards don’t promote unfair competition in the construction industry.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div id="pgc-30-5-1" class="panel-grid-cell" ><div id="panel-30-5-1-0" class="so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child" data-index="8" ><div class="so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base" > <div class="siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget"> <div class="card"> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title">Preserving the Benefits of Federal and State Registered Apprenticeship Systems for Signatory Employers</div> <div class="card__desc"> <h4>Our position:</h4> <p class="p1">MCAA works to monitor various regulatory initiatives that undermine the benefits of registered apprenticeship programs for MCAA member firms relative to other employers participating in non-regulated industry-certified programs. Moreover, MCAA is working to roll back much of the overregulation put forward by the last Administration’s non-discrimination and written affirmative regulations requirements for registered apprenticeship programs with 5 or more participants.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div><div id="pg-30-6" class="panel-grid panel-has-style" ><div class="container panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-30-6" ><div id="pgc-30-6-0" class="panel-grid-cell" ><div id="panel-30-6-0-0" class="so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child" data-index="9" ><div class="so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base" > <div class="siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget"> <div class="card"> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title">Reining In the Proliferation of Paid Family and Sick Leave Requirements</div> <div class="card__desc"> <h4>Our position:</h4> <p class="p1"> MCAA opposes Federal executive agency procurement mandates requiring paid sick and family leave payments on direct Federal construction projects. MCAA is working to roll back Executive Order 13706's paid personal time off requirement on direct Federal projects. Moreover, MCAA helps local affiliates address the proliferation of such paid personal time off requirements in state and local jurisdictions across the country. MCAA supports state preemption of various local ordinances in any state, and similarly supports Federal preemption of the various state mandates. MCAA also works to gain exemptions in the various laws or regulations for construction employers with collective bargaining agreements covering project workforces. Similarly, MCAA seeks regulatory exemptions that acknowledge the unique project scheduling and subcontractor work sequencing demands of construction project employment.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div id="pgc-30-6-1" class="panel-grid-cell" ><div id="panel-30-6-1-0" class="so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child" data-index="10" ><div class="so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base" > <div class="siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget"> <div class="card"> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title">Promoting Various Tax Reform Improvements</div> <div class="card__desc"> <h4>Our position:</h4> <p class="p1">MCAA continues to work to repeal the often -delayed Cadillac tax on multiemployer health plans. MCAA continues to look for opportunities to level the playing field in any remaining employer mandate contained in the Affordable Care Act by lowering the employment threshold for the employment mandate in the construction industry to a level that is commensurate with our industry's small business size standards. Similarly, MCAA worked hard to expand tax credits and deductions for energy efficiency retrofits for commercial and industrial facilities, industrial waste heat recovery investments, and to maintain and expand tax credits and expensing for hvac equipment and fire sprinkler installation in commercial and residential facilities. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="panel-30-6-1-1" class="so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child" data-index="11" ><div class="so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base" > <div class="siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget"> <div class="card"> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title">Opposing other Workforce Wage and Hour and Labor Compliance Proposals that would Affect High Workforce Standards</div> <div class="card__desc"> <h4>Our position:</h4> <p class="p1">MCAA opposes various forms of workforce overtime pay/flex-time proposals that would amend established Federal overtime pay requirements and thereby allow opportunities for abuse and avoidance of strict overtime pay requirements for workers. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div><div id="pg-30-7" class="panel-grid panel-no-style" ><div id="pgc-30-7-0" class="panel-grid-cell" ><div class="container panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-30-7-0" ><div id="panel-30-7-0-0" class="so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child" data-index="12" ><div class="section-title section-title--reverse panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-30-7-0-0" ><div class="so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base" > <div class="siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget"> <p>What's <strong>New</strong></p></div> </div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="pg-30-8" class="panel-grid panel-no-style" ><div id="pgc-30-8-0" class="panel-grid-cell" ><div id="panel-30-8-0-0" class="so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-builder panel-first-child" data-index="13" ><div id="pl-w5786afb27fd84" class="panel-layout" ><div id="pg-w5786afb27fd84-0" class="panel-grid panel-has-style" ><div class="card-columns panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w5786afb27fd84-0" ><div id="pgc-w5786afb27fd84-0-0" class="panel-grid-cell" ><div class="card-column panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-w5786afb27fd84-0-0" ><div id="panel-w5786afb27fd84-0-0-0" class="so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child" data-index="0" > <div class="textwidget"></div> </div></div></div><div id="pgc-w5786afb27fd84-0-1" class="panel-grid-cell" ><div class="card-column panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-w5786afb27fd84-0-1" ><div id="panel-w5786afb27fd84-0-1-0" class="so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child" data-index="1" > <div class="textwidget"></div> </div></div></div><div id="pgc-w5786afb27fd84-0-2" class="panel-grid-cell" ><div class="card-column panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-w5786afb27fd84-0-2" ><div id="panel-w5786afb27fd84-0-2-0" class="so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child" data-index="2" > <div class="textwidget"></div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="panel-30-8-0-1" class="so-panel widget widget_sow-editor" data-index="14" ><div class="so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base" > <div class="siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget"> <p class="list-more"> <button type="button" class="show-more-cards btn btn--default btn--lg"> Archive </button></p> </div> </div></div><div id="panel-30-8-0-2" class="so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-postloop panel-last-child" data-index="15" ><div class="card-staging panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-30-8-0-2" > <div class="card"> <div class="card__hero"> <div class="news-video-wrapper"> <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/1059814209?dnt=1&app_id=122963" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media"></iframe> </div> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <a href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/cea25-4/" rel="bookmark" title="link to 2025 CEA National Issues Conference: Your Chance to Influence Policies Affecting Your Business – Register Today!"> 2025 CEA National Issues Conference: Your Chance to Influence Policies Affecting Your Business – Register Today! </a> </div> <div class="card__desc"> <p>As a business owner in the mechanical contracting industry, you already juggle enough—projects, workforce management, regulations, and keeping up with an ever-changing market. But what happens in Washington, D.C. directly impacts your bottom line. The CEA National Issues Conference is your chance to influence the policies affecting your business, rather than just reacting to them after they’re set. This is your chance to shape the future of the mechanical contracting industry. Don’t just watch the change—be part of it. Register today!</p> </div> <div class="card__cta"> <a class="btn btn--default" href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/cea25-4/" rel="bookmark" title="link to 2025 CEA National Issues Conference: Your Chance to Influence Policies Affecting Your Business – Register Today!">Learn More</a> </div> </div> <div class="card__bar card__bar--MCAA"></div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card__hero"> <a href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/ilepi-pla-study/" rel="bookmark" title="link to New Study Shows Project Labor Agreements Increase Bid Competition and Control Costs on Public Building Projects in Illinois"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.mcaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Just_Released_ILEPI_PLA.jpg" class="card__image"> </a> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <a href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/ilepi-pla-study/" rel="bookmark" title="link to New Study Shows Project Labor Agreements Increase Bid Competition and Control Costs on Public Building Projects in Illinois"> New Study Shows Project Labor Agreements Increase Bid Competition and Control Costs on Public Building Projects in Illinois </a> </div> <div class="card__desc"> <p>An analysis of more than 2,500 bids on 773 Illinois Capital Development Board (CDB) building projects between 2017 and 2023 has found that project labor agreements (PLAs) increased bid competition by an average of 14 percent, with each additional bid increasing the likelihood that projects would be awarded below their official engineer’s estimates by 6 percent. The report was published by researchers at the Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) and the Project for Middle Class Renewal (PMCR) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.</p> </div> <div class="card__cta"> <a class="btn btn--default" href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/ilepi-pla-study/" rel="bookmark" title="link to New Study Shows Project Labor Agreements Increase Bid Competition and Control Costs on Public Building Projects in Illinois">Learn More</a> </div> </div> <div class="card__bar card__bar--MCAA"></div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card__hero"> <a href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/cea25-3/" rel="bookmark" title="link to 2025 CEA National Issues Conference: Your Chance to Influence Policies Affecting Your Business – Register Today!"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.mcaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CEA_RGB_Website-News.jpg" class="card__image"> </a> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <a href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/cea25-3/" rel="bookmark" title="link to 2025 CEA National Issues Conference: Your Chance to Influence Policies Affecting Your Business – Register Today!"> 2025 CEA National Issues Conference: Your Chance to Influence Policies Affecting Your Business – Register Today! </a> </div> <div class="card__desc"> <p>As a business owner in the mechanical contracting industry, you already juggle enough—projects, workforce management, regulations, and keeping up with an ever-changing market. But what happens in Washington, D.C. directly impacts your bottom line. The CEA National Issues Conference is your chance to influence the policies affecting your business, rather than just reacting to them after they’re set. This is your chance to shape the future of the mechanical contracting industry. Don’t just watch the change—be part of it. Register today!</p> </div> <div class="card__cta"> <a class="btn btn--default" href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/cea25-3/" rel="bookmark" title="link to 2025 CEA National Issues Conference: Your Chance to Influence Policies Affecting Your Business – Register Today!">Learn More</a> </div> </div> <div class="card__bar card__bar--MCAA"></div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card__hero"> <a href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/government-affairs-update-2025-03-10/" rel="bookmark" title="link to MCAA Government Affairs Update for March 10, 2025: The Latest Developments Impacting Our Industry"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.mcaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Government_Affairs_Update.jpg" class="card__image"> </a> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <a href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/government-affairs-update-2025-03-10/" rel="bookmark" title="link to MCAA Government Affairs Update for March 10, 2025: The Latest Developments Impacting Our Industry"> MCAA Government Affairs Update for March 10, 2025: The Latest Developments Impacting Our Industry </a> </div> <div class="card__desc"> <p>As part of its ongoing commitment to protecting your livelihood and setting the stage for a bright future, MCAA has secured the services of Longbow Public Policy Group to advise our MCAA Government Affairs Committee (GAC). GAC Chair, Jim Gaffney will be passing along information relative to our industry on a regular basis.</p> </div> <div class="card__cta"> <a class="btn btn--default" href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/government-affairs-update-2025-03-10/" rel="bookmark" title="link to MCAA Government Affairs Update for March 10, 2025: The Latest Developments Impacting Our Industry">Learn More</a> </div> </div> <div class="card__bar card__bar--MCAA"></div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card__hero"> <a href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/cea25-2/" rel="bookmark" title="link to 2025 CEA National Issues Conference: Your Chance to Influence Policies Affecting Your Business – Register Today!"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.mcaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CEA_RGB_Website-News.jpg" class="card__image"> </a> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <a href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/cea25-2/" rel="bookmark" title="link to 2025 CEA National Issues Conference: Your Chance to Influence Policies Affecting Your Business – Register Today!"> 2025 CEA National Issues Conference: Your Chance to Influence Policies Affecting Your Business – Register Today! </a> </div> <div class="card__desc"> <p>As a business owner in the mechanical contracting industry, you already juggle enough—projects, workforce management, regulations, and keeping up with an ever-changing market. But what happens in Washington, D.C. directly impacts your bottom line. The CEA National Issues Conference is your chance to influence the policies affecting your business, rather than just reacting to them after they’re set. This is your chance to shape the future of the mechanical contracting industry. Don’t just watch the change—be part of it. Register today!</p> </div> <div class="card__cta"> <a class="btn btn--default" href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/cea25-2/" rel="bookmark" title="link to 2025 CEA National Issues Conference: Your Chance to Influence Policies Affecting Your Business – Register Today!">Learn More</a> </div> </div> <div class="card__bar card__bar--MCAA"></div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card__hero"> <a href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/government-affairs-update-2025-02-24/" rel="bookmark" title="link to MCAA Government Affairs Update for February 24, 2025: The Latest Developments Impacting Our Industry"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.mcaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Government_Affairs_Update.jpg" class="card__image"> </a> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <a href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/government-affairs-update-2025-02-24/" rel="bookmark" title="link to MCAA Government Affairs Update for February 24, 2025: The Latest Developments Impacting Our Industry"> MCAA Government Affairs Update for February 24, 2025: The Latest Developments Impacting Our Industry </a> </div> <div class="card__desc"> <p>As part of its ongoing commitment to protecting your livelihood and setting the stage for a bright future, MCAA has secured the services of Longbow Public Policy Group to advise our MCAA Government Affairs Committee (GAC). GAC Chair, Jim Gaffney will be passing along information relative to our industry on a regular basis.</p> </div> <div class="card__cta"> <a class="btn btn--default" href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/government-affairs-update-2025-02-24/" rel="bookmark" title="link to MCAA Government Affairs Update for February 24, 2025: The Latest Developments Impacting Our Industry">Learn More</a> </div> </div> <div class="card__bar card__bar--MCAA"></div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card__hero"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.mcaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Government_Affairs_Update_TX_Pauses_Davis-Bacon.jpg" class="card__image"> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> Texas District Court Pauses Davis-Bacon Litigation </div> <div class="card__desc"> <p>U.S. District Court Judge James Wesley Hendrix of the Northern District of Texas paused litigation over the MCAA-supported Biden-era final rule entitled, “Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations.” The pause comes in response to a request from the Trump Administration for time for new Department of Labor leadership “to review this litigation, including the claims that the plaintiffs have asserted in challenging the Rule.” The Trump Administration said it will provide an update on its plans for the rule in 90 days. In August 2023, Judge Sam Cummings of the Northern District of Texas granted a preliminary injunction sought by the Associated General Contractors of America and its members blocking the rule’s expanded application to truck drivers and material suppliers. The court found that the expansion was likely illegal because the Davis-Bacon Act only applies to “mechanics and laborers employed directly on the site of the work.” The case is <em>Associated General Contractors of America et al v. DOL.</em></p> </div> <div class="card__cta"> <a class="btn btn--default" href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/23/2023-17221/updating-the-davis-bacon-and-related-acts-regulations" rel="bookmark" title="link to LEARN MORE">LEARN MORE</a> </div> </div> <div class="card__bar card__bar--MCAA"></div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card__hero"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.mcaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Government_Affairs_Update_VA_PLA.jpg" class="card__image"> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> Veterans Affairs Issues Deviation Waiving FAR Regulations Implementing Biden PLA EO </div> <div class="card__desc"> <p>The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Acquisition and Logistics issued a class deviation waiving the application of Federal Acquisition regulations implementing President Biden’s project labor agreements (PLA) Executive Order on current and future solicitations for large-scale construction contracts expected to cost $35 million or more. The deviation is justified by the January 19, 2025 U.S. Court of Claims ruling on several bid protests finding the implementation of the Biden PLA Executive Order violated “full and open competition” requirements under federal procurement law.</p> </div> <div class="card__cta"> <a class="btn btn--default" href="https://www.va.gov/oal/business/pps/flash-25-03.asp" rel="bookmark" title="link to LEARN MORE">LEARN MORE</a> </div> </div> <div class="card__bar card__bar--MCAA"></div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card__hero"> <a href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/doe-freezes-biden-era-efficiency-rules/" rel="bookmark" title="link to Department of Energy Freezes Biden-Era Energy Efficiency Rules, Exempts Certain Appliances"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.mcaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Government_Affairs_Update_DOE_Freezes_Rules.jpg" class="card__image"> </a> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <a href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/doe-freezes-biden-era-efficiency-rules/" rel="bookmark" title="link to Department of Energy Freezes Biden-Era Energy Efficiency Rules, Exempts Certain Appliances"> Department of Energy Freezes Biden-Era Energy Efficiency Rules, Exempts Certain Appliances </a> </div> <div class="card__desc"> <p>The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a freeze on several energy efficiency rules enacted during the Biden administration, marking a significant shift in policy. The freeze will apply to a range of appliances, including products that were a focal point for industry stakeholders, such as MCAA, the United Association (UA) and other concerned groups.</p> </div> <div class="card__cta"> <a class="btn btn--default" href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/doe-freezes-biden-era-efficiency-rules/" rel="bookmark" title="link to Department of Energy Freezes Biden-Era Energy Efficiency Rules, Exempts Certain Appliances">Learn More</a> </div> </div> <div class="card__bar card__bar--MCAA"></div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card__hero"> <a href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/senate-reintroduces-water-infrastructure-protection-bill/" rel="bookmark" title="link to Bipartisan Water Infrastructure Protection Bill Reintroduced in Senate"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.mcaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Government_Affairs_Update_Water_Infrastructure_Reintroduced.jpg" class="card__image"> </a> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <a href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/senate-reintroduces-water-infrastructure-protection-bill/" rel="bookmark" title="link to Bipartisan Water Infrastructure Protection Bill Reintroduced in Senate"> Bipartisan Water Infrastructure Protection Bill Reintroduced in Senate </a> </div> <div class="card__desc"> <p>On February 13, 2025, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL-12), and Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH-01) reintroduced the bipartisan “Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act,” a critical piece of legislation designed to ensure timely completion and protection for workers on federally financed water infrastructure projects. This bill, which aims to require primary contractors working on such projects to hold surety bonds, ensures that local sponsors and subcontractors are compensated in the event of contractor default before project completion.</p> </div> <div class="card__cta"> <a class="btn btn--default" href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/senate-reintroduces-water-infrastructure-protection-bill/" rel="bookmark" title="link to Bipartisan Water Infrastructure Protection Bill Reintroduced in Senate">Learn More</a> </div> </div> <div class="card__bar card__bar--MCAA"></div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card__hero"> <a href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/dod-remove-pla/" rel="bookmark" title="link to DOD Directs COs to Remove Language Favoring PLAs"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.mcaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Government_Affairs_Update_DOD_PLA.jpg" class="card__image"> </a> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <a href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/dod-remove-pla/" rel="bookmark" title="link to DOD Directs COs to Remove Language Favoring PLAs"> DOD Directs COs to Remove Language Favoring PLAs </a> </div> <div class="card__desc"> <p>On Friday February 7th, the U.S. Department of Defense Undersecretary of Acquisition signed an order directing all Pentagon contracting officers (COs) to remove language creating a presumption favoring use of a project labor agreement (PLA) in solicitations for large scale construction projects valued at $35 million or more and to revise all existing solicitations consistent with this Directive. The Undersecretary’s Directive also applies to Army Corps of Engineers Projects.</p> </div> <div class="card__cta"> <a class="btn btn--default" href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/dod-remove-pla/" rel="bookmark" title="link to DOD Directs COs to Remove Language Favoring PLAs">Learn More</a> </div> </div> <div class="card__bar card__bar--MCAA"></div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card__hero"> <a href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/4/" rel="bookmark" title="link to 2025 CEA National Issues Conference: Your Chance to Influence Policies Affecting Your Business – Register Today!"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.mcaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CEA_RGB_Website-News.jpg" class="card__image"> </a> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <a href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/4/" rel="bookmark" title="link to 2025 CEA National Issues Conference: Your Chance to Influence Policies Affecting Your Business – Register Today!"> 2025 CEA National Issues Conference: Your Chance to Influence Policies Affecting Your Business – Register Today! </a> </div> <div class="card__desc"> <p>As a business owner in the mechanical contracting industry, you already juggle enough—projects, workforce management, regulations, and keeping up with an ever-changing market. But what happens in Washington, D.C. directly impacts your bottom line. The CEA National Issues Conference is your chance to influence the policies affecting your business, rather than just reacting to them after they’re set. This is your chance to shape the future of the mechanical contracting industry. Don’t just watch the change—be part of it. Register today!</p> </div> <div class="card__cta"> <a class="btn btn--default" href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/4/" rel="bookmark" title="link to 2025 CEA National Issues Conference: Your Chance to Influence Policies Affecting Your Business – Register Today!">Learn More</a> </div> </div> <div class="card__bar card__bar--MCAA"></div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card__hero"> <a href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/5/" rel="bookmark" title="link to MCAA Government Affairs Update for February 10, 2025: The Latest Developments Impacting Our Industry"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.mcaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Government_Affairs_Update.jpg" class="card__image"> </a> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <a href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/5/" rel="bookmark" title="link to MCAA Government Affairs Update for February 10, 2025: The Latest Developments Impacting Our Industry"> MCAA Government Affairs Update for February 10, 2025: The Latest Developments Impacting Our Industry </a> </div> <div class="card__desc"> <p>As part of its ongoing commitment to protecting your livelihood and setting the stage for a bright future, MCAA has secured the services of Longbow Public Policy Group to advise our MCAA Government Affairs Committee (GAC). GAC Chair, Jim Gaffney will be passing along information relative to our industry on a regular basis.</p> </div> <div class="card__cta"> <a class="btn btn--default" href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/5/" rel="bookmark" title="link to MCAA Government Affairs Update for February 10, 2025: The Latest Developments Impacting Our Industry">Learn More</a> </div> </div> <div class="card__bar card__bar--MCAA"></div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card__hero"> <div class="news-video-wrapper"> <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/1054582403?dnt=1&app_id=122963" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media"></iframe> </div> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <a href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/3/" rel="bookmark" title="link to Trump Administration II Webinar: A Virtual Discussion on Coming Tax, Regulatory & Trade/Tariff Policies – Recording Available"> Trump Administration II Webinar: A Virtual Discussion on Coming Tax, Regulatory & Trade/Tariff Policies – Recording Available </a> </div> <div class="card__desc"> <p>On February 6, 2025, Daniel Bunn, President & CEO of the Tax Foundation, provided an in-depth analysis of expected federal policy changes during the second Trump administration during an MCAA webinar. A recording of the session, which was moderated by Jim Gaffney and Chuck Daniel, is now available. 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