On June 18, ASHA and the Essential Worker Immigration Coalition (EWIC) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem requesting they consider policy changes and improvements to policies and programs addressing the critical need for legal channels for essential workers, including: Click here … read more

On June 12, ASHA joined with our real estate partner organizations in a letter to Senate Finance Committee members expressing our concerns relative to the significant impact retaliatory taxes will have on real estate investment and the cost of capital. Specifically, the coalition requested the Senate revise Section 899, ENFORCEMENT OF REMEDIES AGAINST UNFAIR FOREIGN … read more

On May 20, 2025, ASHA joined in coalition with national real estate associations in a letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner and U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer requesting they suspend and revise the 2023 DOL Davis-Bacon final rule. In August 2023, the DOL issued a … read more

On April 15, ASHA joined the Coalition for a Democratic Workforce (CDW), a group of business and trade associations joined by mutual concern over regulatory overreach, in a letter to Congress in support of the Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act. The SALT Act would amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) to require … read more

On March 26, ASHA joined with real estate industry partners in urging Congress to preserve investment in real estate by maintaining longstanding tax law as it relates to carried interest and capital gains. Carried interest is a crucial tool driving American real estate investment, spurring housing development, and promoting the growth of our built environment. … read more

On March 12, the Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing entitled “Breaking the Cycle of Senior Loneliness: Strengthening Family and Community Support.” Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), Chairman and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) convened the hearing to call attention to the health risks associated with loneliness and the need to do more, including … read more

On March 7, ASHA joined in coalition with real estate industry partners to ask Congress to reject any cap or limit to the deductibility of business-related property taxes, otherwise known as business SALT (B-SALT). Property taxes paid by businesses are fundamentally different from state and local individual income taxes. Property taxes are an unavoidable expense, … read more

ASHA joined with our coalition partners in the Essential Worker Immigration Coalition (EWIC) to ask Congress to reject a Congressional Review Act (CRA)  resolution that would repeal a final Biden Administration rule to permanently extend the automatic renewal period for certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) from 180 days to 540 days, a necessary and well-reasoned … read more

On January 21, 2025, ASHA joined The Essential Worker Immigration Coalition (EWIC) in a statement to the incoming Trump Administration on legal immigration reform, requesting that the administration prioritize legal immigration reform to strengthen border security and effectively address the needs of businesses and the economy. EWIC commended recent bipartisan efforts to reignite the critical … read more

On December 2, 2024, ASHA submitted comments in response to Senator Mark Kelly’s (D-AZ) draft legislation, the ASSISTED in Assisted Living Act. ASHA expressed concerned that what is being proposed can interfere with industry innovation and divert necessary resources from state initiatives. Specifically, in a few areas: 1) what appears to be a voluntary effort can … read more