POWER & COMMUNICATION CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION

Education

Apprenticeships U.S. DOL Subregulatory guidance on apprenticeships National Apprenticeship Act Workforce Development Short-Term Workforce Pell Grants in OBBBA/WFTCA and related work of AHEAD committee Education Department's Workforce Pell proposed rule [RIN 1840-AD99] Expansion of 529 Accounts for workforce development and apprenticeship programs WIOA reauthorization

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Education, Dept of · Labor, Dept of (DOL) · Employment & Training Administration

Immigration

The Dignity Act (H.R. 4393) Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act (H.R. 3734) Engagement on VISA, DACA, TPS, and other legal immigration programs salient to construction industry. Comprehensive immigration reform.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Energy/Nuclear

PHMSA Reauthorization Support for the Promoting Innovation in Pipeline Efficiency and Safety (PIPES) Act of 2025 (H.R. 5301) and damage prevention language in Section 18. Support for the PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025 (S. 2975) and damage prevention language in Section 211. Support for House Energy and Commerce Committee's PHMSA reauthorization bill discussion draft's damage prevention language (Section 9). The Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act (H.R. 3062) The Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Deployment (GRID) Power Act (H.R. 1047) The National Coal Council Reestablishment Act (H.R. 3015) Feedback on data center construction, development and power needs. Federal Permitting Reform: Support for the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act) (H.R. 4776) Support for provisions of the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure for Today (PERMIT) (H.R. 3898) Support for the Studying NEPAs Impact on Projects Act (H.R. 573), which requires the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to publish an annual report on NEPA projects and outcomes, thereby ensuring greater transparency. Support for the ePermit Act (H.R. 4503), which codifies President Trumps permitting technology action plan to modernize permitting technology across the federal government and aims to reduce processing time for NEPA reviews. Support for ongoing regulatory efforts by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency to clarify Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) language defining the scope of waters covered under the Clean Water Act consistent with the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in Sackett v. EPA (2023). Support for the Revising and Enhancing Project Authorizations Impacted by Review (REPAIR) Act (S. 1355). Support for Studying NEPA's Impact on Projects Act (H.R. 573). Monitoring of federal agency NEPA reform regulations and comments, in general.