On March 21, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced it is issuing an interim final rule that removes the beneficial ownership information reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act for U.S. companies and persons.

On March 27, ABC joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of business groups in submitting comments on the Council on Environmental Quality’s interim final rule repealing all National Environmental Policy Act regulations previously issued by CEQ.

On March 14, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that, among other actions, rescinded former President Joe Biden’s Executive Order 14026, Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors.

On March 12, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency will be working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to revise the definition of “waters of the United States” subject to Clean Water Act regulation and permitting.

Construction Safety Week is now in its 11th year and remains dedicated to promoting a stronger safety culture in the construction industry. In 2014, 40 companies recognized the need to elevate the conversation around safety. Despite being industry competitors, they united under the shared mission of bringing everyone home safely from every jobsite.

President Donald Trump has rescinded a controversial Biden administration executive order that attempted to expand the use of government-registered apprentices through federal contracts and grant programs.

President Donald Trump has rescinded a controversial Biden administration executive order that attempted to prioritize the award of federal government grants to private developers and state and local governments seeking federal assistance to build infrastructure, manufacturing and clean energy projects if they adopt project labor agreement requirements and other union-friendly policies.

On March 10, in a 67-32 vote, the U.S. Senate confirmed Lori Chavez-DeRemer to serve as secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Ted Budd, R-N.C., voted against Chavez-DeRemer, while seventeen Democrats voted for her. The Senate floor vote to confirm her follows a Feb. 19 Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing and a Feb. 27 14-9 vote to advance her nomination.

On March 11, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1968, a continuing resolution to keep the government funded at current levels through the end of fiscal year 2025. Passage of the CR is a major win for Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and House Republicans, who navigated a slim GOP majority to get the bill across the finish line in the House as the March 14 government funding deadline rapidly approaches.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs can’t make its mind up about application of the Biden administration’s controversial policy requiring project labor agreements on solicitations for federal construction contracts of $35 million or more.