ACEC: Government Advocacy - Key Issues

ACEC Government Advocacy

Fact Sheets

Infrastructure-Based
Recovery Agenda

Private Sector

3% Withholding

More Key Issues

Federal Agencies and Procurement	Transportation	Environment & Energy
Qualification-Based Selection Government Competition/ Promoting the Private Sector Retainage on Federal Contracts Protecting the Safety and Performance of Infrastructure Projects Protection Against Unreasonable Liability Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Use by State and Local Governments Open Competition for Architectural And Engineering Services National Levee Safety Program Click Here for Further Information	Surface Transportation Reauthorization Aviation Reauthorization Click Here for Further Information	Water Infrastructure Endangered Species Act Reform Natural Hazard Mitigation Environmental Cleanup Programs Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program Expanded Federal Regulation of Wetlands and “Waters of the United States” Energy & Electricity Click Here for Further Information

Business / Tax	Health Care / Labor	Education
Repeal the 3% Withholding Mandate Extension of Tax Relief S Corporation Reform Regulatory Reform Cash Basis Method of Accounting Employee Stock Ownership Plans Click Here for Further Information	Access to Affordable Health Care FLSA Reform OSHA Reform Employee Free Choice Act	Student Loan Forgiveness Program

Legal Reform	International
Oppose Expansion of Frivolous Lawsuits Legal Protections for Emergency Responders Asbestos Litigation Reform Click Here for Further Information	Immigration Reform and the Engineering Shortage Use of Qualifications-Based Selection by the Multilateral Development Banks Export Promotion and International Technical Assistance Programs Millennium Challenge Corporation Procurement Safeguards at the World Bank Click Here for Further Information

QBS Resource Center	State Legislative Resource Center

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