Since August, ABC’s Free Enterprise Alliance has spent $2.7 million on get-out-the-vote campaigns and—separately—issue advocacy. Additionally, ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓPAC raised $1.7 million and contributed $1.6 million directly to federal candidates that believe in free enterprise and open competition, placing ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓamong the most politically active trade associations in the nation over the 2021-2022 election cycle.

On Oct. 31, an ABC-led coalition of 22 construction and energy groups sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service requesting a 60-day extension of the Nov. 4 deadline in response to theirÌýrequest for comments regarding implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act. Specifically, the agencies requested comments on Davis-Bacon and government-registered apprenticeship requirements for applicable clean energy construction projects. A previous extension request by ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓhas received no response.

On Nov. 1, ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓsubmitted comments opposing the General Services Administration’s Sept. 2 final rule to allow unions access to federal property for the purpose of soliciting membership from the employees of federal contractors. Previously, these activities were barre

On Oct. 25, the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy announced that it is hosting a virtual roundtable to gather inputÌýfrom small businesses on the U.S. Department of Labor’s newÌýindependent contractor proposed rul