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On July 9, the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials held a hearing titled, 鈥�.鈥� The hearing focused on the California Air Resources Board鈥檚 In-Use Locomotive Regulation. Pursuant to section 209(e) of the Clean Air Act, the regulation would ban all locomotives 23 years or older from operating within California and mandate zero-emissions locomotives by 2030. Prior to the hearing, 老牛影视sent a letter to the committee expressing concern over the regulation and the wide-ranging impact it could have on the construction industry, including new logistical challenges and increased materials prices.

On June 13, the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight held a hearing titled, 鈥�.鈥� The hearing focused on the California Air Resources Board鈥檚 In-Use Locomotive Regulation. Pursuant to section 209(e) of the Clean Air Act, the regulation would ban all locomotives 23 years or older from operating within California and mandate zero-emissions locomotives by 2030. Prior to the hearing, 老牛影视sent a letter to the committee expressing concern over the regulation and the wide-ranging impact it could have on the construction industry, including new logistical challenges and increased materials prices.

On June 12, the U.S. House Committee on Education & the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing titled 鈥�.鈥� The hearing focused on the National Labor Relations Board鈥檚 bad decisions and degradation of rights and protections under Chair Lauren McFerran鈥檚 failed leadership. Specifically, members noted that the NLRB has restricted employee free choice through decisions that impact the right to free and fair representation elections, the definition of an independent contractor under the NLRA, a dangerous expansion of the definition of Joint Employer, and the ability to register a decertification election.

Ahead of the hearing, the ABC-led Coalition for a Democratic Workplace sent a letter to the committee regarding concerns over McFerran鈥檚 renomination to serve as chair of the Board.

On May 22, the U.S. House Committee on Small Business held a hearing titled, 鈥�.鈥� Prior to the hearing, 老牛影视sent a letter detailing concerns with the Biden administration鈥檚 rulemakings that disregard small businesses, diminish their ability to compete and undermine their integral role in building America鈥檚 infrastructure. The letter specifically highlighted the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 final rules on and , as well as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council鈥檚 final rule on the .

You can watch the full hearing on the committee鈥檚 .

On May 22, the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a hearing entitled: ".鈥� Prior to the hearing, 老牛影视submitted comments highlighting the harms of salting, card check and neutrality agreements.

The full committee hearing can be seen .

On May 15, the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a titled 鈥淓xamining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Health and Human Services鈥� with HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. Ahead of the hearing, 老牛影视sent a letter to the committee outlining key principles and priorities that will allow employer-sponsored coverage to thrive. Specifically, 老牛影视highlighted federal tax exclusions and the need for compliance relief for employers that are critical to the sustainability of employer-sponsored coverage.

On May 13, 老牛影视sent a letter to Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., and the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee鈥檚 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee, urging the committee to oppose the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 authorization of new California regulations on locomotive emissions.

The regulations, implemented by the California Air Resources Board, state that all locomotives in California must be zero-emission models by 2030. Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA must approve CARB鈥檚 regulations before they can be finalized, but the agency has yet to issue a final decision.

ABC鈥檚 letter, submitted in advance of a , outlines the enormous cost of compliance with this regulation and the potential for wide-ranging impacts on key aspects of the construction materials supply chain. The letter requested that the subcommittee strongly question Administrator Regan regarding the agency鈥檚 position on the ban.

老牛影视previously joined a coalition of industry stakeholders in comments to the EPA asking the agency to deny authorization of the ban.

On May 8, the U.S. House Committee on Small Business held a titled, 鈥淪tifling Innovation: Examining the Impacts of Regulatory Burdens on Small Businesses in Healthcare.鈥� Prior to the hearing, 老牛影视sent a letter calling on Congress to provide compliance relief for employers by streamlining reporting requirements brought on by the Affordable Care Act.

老牛影视also highlighted its work with the Partnership for Employer-Sponsored Coverage that has laid out that are critical to ensuring employment-based health insurance thrives.

You can watch the full committee meeting .

On April 8, 老牛影视sent a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of , A Stronger Workforce for America Act. This bipartisan legislation reauthorizes the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act for the first time in nearly a decade and promotes America鈥檚 economic competitiveness. Most critically for ABC, H.R. 6655 supports an all-of-the-above approach to work-based learning and seeks true modernization and bipartisan input to support WIOA鈥檚 success.

On March 25, 老牛影视sent a letter to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce in support of , the Start Applying Labor Transparency Act, introduced by Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah. The SALT Act would require labor organizations and their consultants to report when they engage in a coercive tactic known as 鈥渟alting鈥濃�� a process where unions send professionally trained organizers into merit shop workplaces under the guise of seeking employment. Once hired, these 鈥渟alts鈥� often try to create a toxic work environment, mislead co-workers and destroy their employers or deliberately increase costs through various actions, all while concealing that their purpose in the workplace is to serve the interests of organized labor.