On the weekly Government Affairs Update on the Engineering Influence podcast, Ed Mortimer, vice president of Transportation and Infrastructure at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, discussed the “once-in-a-generation opportunity for a long-term transformative infrastructure bill” and talked about how the Build by the Fourth of July coalition, of which ACEC is a member, will work to win passage.

ACEC is calling on members to contact their Congressional delegations and urge them to support waiving the FAR credits clause for forgiven Paycheck Protection Program loans.

In a letter sent today to the leadership of the Senate Commerce Committee, ACEC President & CEO Linda Bauer Darr called for the quick confirmation of Pete Buttigieg as U.S. Secretary of Transportation.

In the weekly ACEC Government Affairs Update on the Engineering Influence podcast, ACEC's Steve Hall, Katharine Mottley, and Matt Reiffer discuss the changing face of Congress in 2021 and highlight which lawmakers will lead the committees that matter most to the enginereing industry.

ACEC has joined with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Bipartisan Policy Center, and more than 80 stakeholders in calling on Congress to pass comprehensive infrastructure legislation by July 4, 2021.