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APCA Advocates for Federal Policy Priorities at D.C. Fly-In
Industry leaders braved the cold and ice in early February to build relationships with policymakers and advocate for pipeline construction industry priorities at APCA’s 2026 Washington, D.C. Fly-In. In his Q1 Inside Washington column, APCA's Ben Brubeck talks about APCA members meeting with dozens of U.S. Senate and House offices from both parties to deliver the association’s message directly to the lawmakers and staff shaping permit modernization legislation and other APCA policy priorities like safety, workforce development, and labor and employment reform.
APCA Continues Pressing for Permit Reform
In recent weeks, APCA members and staff have stepped up the urgency for federal permit reform. They met with legislators and key staff on Capitol Hill, calling on them to deliver certainty for America’s energy and infrastructure development through permitting reform.
The U.S. House has already approved several permitting reform bills supported by APCA with bipartisan backing, and now is the time for Senate action. APCA sent a letter to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, supporting "efforts to pass legislation that supports American energy development and lowers costs for families by increasing efficiency, public transparency, and accountability in the infrastructure and pipeline permitting process."
APCA Market Penetration Study: Nonunion Sector of U.S. Pipeline Construction Industry Workforce Continues Growth
Almost 8 ou
t 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 presented to members of the American Pipeline Contractors Association at the association’s Mid-Year Meeting in October.
APCA Letter to Senate Commerce Committee on PIPELINE Safety Act (S. 2975) Markup
In an October 7 letter, APCA expressed support for strong underground damage prevention laws and commended the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for introducing the Pipeline Integrity, Protection, and Enhancement for Leveraging Investments in the Nation’s Energy to assure Safety, or PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025 (S. 2975) on October 6 and marking it up Oct. 21. In May, APCA sent a letter of support for underground utility safety during a Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety.
Urge the U.S. Senate to Confirm President Trump's NLRB Nominees
APCA needs your help fixing the dysfunctional National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that has irrationally overturned decades of labor law precedent and hurt employees, employers, and the economy. The NLRB’s radical interpretation of the National Labor Relations Act under the Biden administration’s NLRB appointees has come to an end. Now President Trump’s qualified NLRB nominees deserve swift confirmation by the U.S. Senate.
Tell President Trump to Reverse Course and End Project Labor Agreement Mandates
On June 12, the Trump White House’s Office of Management and Budget issued a memo (M-25-29) indicating it will continue former President Joe Biden’s controversial policy mandating anti-competitive and costly project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects valued at $35 million or more, implemented by Biden’s Executive Order 14063 and a related FAR regulation.
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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.
