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Coalition Letter on Fix to R&D Amortization

ACEC and a coalition of business allies urged Congress to take immediate action to support innovation and fix the R&D amortization requirement. Starting in 2022, engineering firms and other innovators…

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ACEC Comments to the FTC on Noncompete Agreements Proposed Rule

Comment letter sent from ACEC President & CEO Linda Bauer Darr on April 10, 2023 to Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, discussing the industry’s concerns about the FTC’s proposed…

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ACEC Letter to President Biden on Immigration Policy Changes

Letter from ACEC President & CEO Linda Bauer Darr on April 20, 2023 to President Biden, discussing the industry’s workforce challenges and requesting targeted reforms to the H-1B visa, employment-based…

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Letter to President Biden on Workforce Issues

ACEC president and CEO Linda Bauer Darr sent a letter to President Biden urging action on workforce issues that currently impact the engineering and design services industry. In the letter, ACEC…

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ACEC Letter to Senator Braun(R-IN) Supporting S. 2168, the Define WOTUS Act

Letter sent to Senator Braun(R-IN) from ACEC President & CEO Linda Bauer Darr on April 6, 2023, supporting Senator Braun’s bill, S. 2168, providing certainty to facilitate the permitting process…

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ACEC Support Letter to H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act

Support letter sent from ACEC President & CEO Linda Bauer Darr on March 29, 2023 Speaker McCarthy & Majority Leader Scalise supporting H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, a…

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ACEC Comments on USCIS Immigration Fees NPRM 

Comment letter sent from ACEC President & CEO Linda Bauer Darr on February 27, 2023 to the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), discussing the industry’s concerns about…

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ACEC Comments on Draft FAR Rule Requiring Contractors Disclose Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

Comment letter sent from ACEC President & CEO Linda Bauer Darr on February 13, 2023, to the FAR, recommending an examination of the larger framework of costs and benefits of…

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ACEC Letter Outlining Priorities for 2023 Reauthorization of Federal Aviation Programs

Letter sent from ACEC President & CEO Linda Bauer Darr on February 9, 2023 to the leaders of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Transportation…

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ACEC Letter to House and Senate Committee Leaders on FAA Reauthorization

Letter sent from ACEC President & CEO Linda Bauer Darr on February 9, 2023 to the leaders of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Transportation…

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