News from APCA
APCA Urges Flexibility in OMB Uniform Guidance Overhaul
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With the rules governing how hundreds of billions of dollars in federal grants are awarded and administered poised for their most significant overhaul in many years, APCA sent a letter on July 13 encouraging the Office of Management and Budget to preserve the flexibility needed to deliver infrastructure efficiently while maintaining appropriate oversight.
One theme runs throughout the comments: administrative burden matters. Every additional review, certification, reporting requirement, or approval process ultimately affects project schedules, construction costs, workforce deployment, and the amount of infrastructure taxpayers receive for every federal dollar invested.
See the letter here.
APCA Pushes Safety Aspects of PHMSA Reauthorization in Letter Ahead of House Markup
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In a letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders on June 23, APCA said the Pipeline Safety Authorization Act of 2026 "would improve safety standards while providing long-term stability for industry stakeholders and regulators alike" and urged its timely passage. The Energy Subcommittee marked up the bill on June 24.
"Specifically, APCA strongly supports the underground utility excavation damage prevention provisions included in Section 9 of the Pipeline Safety Authorization Act of 2026, which would direct states to adopt—or demonstrate progress toward adopting—leading practices in their damage prevention notification programs as part of the criteria PHMSA considers when states apply for damage prevention grant dollars," APCA Executive Director Tim Wagner said.
See APCA's letter here.
Tell The U.S. Senate to Oppose the Faster Labor Contracts Act
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We need your help defeating the Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA), a key component of the controversial Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) and one of organized labor’s top legislative priorities.
Unfortunately, the FLCA passed the U.S. House of Representatives on June 9 on a bipartisan basis, despite APCA and coalition lobbying and grassroots efforts.
Now we need your grassroots advocacy to defeat the FLCA in the U.S. Senate and prevent it from going to President Trump’s desk for his signature.
Please follow this link to make your voice heard today.
APCA Opposes Faster Labor Contracts Act in Letter to House
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APCA forcefully opposed the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408) in a June 4 letter to the entire U.S House of Representatives. Bill supporters are attempting to advance the bill through a discharge petition, a rare legislative maneuver that forces a bill out of committee and onto the floor for a vote, bypassing House leadership and committee chairs.
Tell the U.S. House to Pass Underground Utility Damage Prevention Legislation
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APCA is urging Congress to advance pipeline safety legislation containing critical underground utility damage prevention provisions to help protect America’s workers, communities, and buried infrastructure.
Guidry, O'Roke Join APCA Hall of Fame
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At the Annual APCA Convention in Bonita Springs, Fla., this March, the association inducted two industry luminaries into the APCA Hall of Fame: labor attorney Greg Guidry and APCA Past President Mark O'Roke, Sunland Construction.
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Almost 8 out of every 10 U.S. construction trades workers building domestic pipeline construction projects do not belong to a union, according to a Continuum Capital report.
