Congress Returns to Address Remaining Priorities in “Lame Duck”
November 14, 2024
This week, Congress returned from its extended recess following a hotly contested 2024 election. As the clock winds down on the 118th Congress, Capitol Hill now turns its attention to addressing critical outstanding items before January 3rd when the new Congress will be sworn in. The House and Senate will enter the final stretch of......
Congress Moves Forward With Water Resources Bill (WRDA 2024)
June 27, 2024
Update: The House of Representatives recently passed the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) for 2024. You can read ASCE’s statement on the passing of H.R. 8812 here: https://infrastructurereportcard.org/asce-statement-on-house-passage-of-the-water-resources-development-act-of-2024/ This week, the House of Representatives took a big step toward passing its biennial water resources bill. The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024......
January 25, 2024
In 1996, Congress authorized the creation of the National Dam Safety Program (NDSP) to support dam safety programs at the state level nationwide. Since it was first established, the NDSP has become the primary source of federal funding for state dam safety programs, supporting activities such as dam inspection and monitoring, emergency preparedness, and staffing......
What would a possible government shutdown mean for the nation’s infrastructure?
September 29, 2023
Update: Both houses of Congress passed and President Biden signed a continuing resolution on September 30th, which will keep the federal government operating without interruption until November 17th. Despite bipartisan efforts from the U.S. Senate to avert a government shutdown, (at this time) U.S. House Republicans so far are unable to take up and pass a......
Join ASCE for Infrastructure Week 2023 – #InfrastructureWorks
May 02, 2023
ASCE Panel: Evolving Needs for the Infrastructure Workforce On May 15th, ASCE will lead a panel discussion on infrastructure workforce solutions with other industry experts. This event correlates with the theme of Infrastructure Week 2023: #InfrastructureWorks. About Infrastructure Week Infrastructure Week takes place in Washington, D.C. every May. In fact, for over a decade, industry......
Water Sector Celebrates Water Week 2023
April 27, 2023
This week, water sector professionals celebrated Water Week 2023 in Washington, DC. Professionals from the nation’s water utilities, advocacy groups, environmental organizations, and other key stakeholders gathered near Capitol Hill to hear from decision makers on the current state of water policy. This year, ASCE was proud to join 31 other organizations as an official......
Iowa State Report Card: Civil Engineers Give Iowa’s Infrastructure a “C” Grade
April 11, 2023
On Tuesday, April 11th, the Iowa section of ASCE released the 2023 Report Card for Iowa’s Infrastructure in Des Moines. The report card included 13 infrastructure categories, and overall, Iowa earned a grade of “C, ” the same grade as the 2019 Iowa state report card. A “C” grade means Iowa’s infrastructure is in mediocre......
Restoration of historic Virginia train station celebrated on latest Roadshow stop
March 27, 2023
Restoration of historic Virginia train station celebrated on latest Roadshow stop The Engineering and Public Works Roadshow came to Main Street Station in Richmond, Virginia on March 24th to celebrate the historic train station’s transformation into a multimodal transit center and event venue. The roadshow is a partnership between ASCE, APWA, and ACEC to highlight......
House Republicans debut energy and permitting reform package
March 23, 2023
Last week, House Republicans formally introduced the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1). This comprehensive legislative package is aimed at increasing American energy production and enacting permitting reform to reduce regulatory burdens associated with the development of infrastructure projects. By designing the Lower Energy Costs Act as H.R. 1, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has signaled......
ASCE Hosts Biden Administration Officials for Resilience Events
February 09, 2023
The first term of the Biden Administration has demonstrated a commitment to not only combatting the effects of climate change, but also ensuring that critical infrastructure systems are able stand up to increasingly severe storms and weather events. The passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law included billions in investments to rebuild and modernize the nation’s......
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