Engaging
to Succeed
AGC members engaged in record numbers in 2020 to make sure they could continue to operate, secure relief during the toughest parts of the pandemic and push for measures to rebuild the economy.
Member
Engagement
Engagement
13,000
AGC Members
64,000
Communications with Congress
$25 billion in tax incentives secured
AGC worked with Congress to pass key coronavirus tax relief measures, including net operating loss carryback, as well as $25 billion in tax incentives via the New Markets Tax Credit, and Commercial Building Tax Efficiency Credit.
$56 billion in infrastructure funding secured
AGC secured an additional $56 billion in highway funding relief after 12,000 members sent nearly 66,000 messages to federal leaders urging them to make significant investments in infrastructure.
Made Sure the Federal Paycheck Protection Program Helped the Industry
Worked
to get the administration to fix its eligibility guidelines to ensure construction firms qualified for the loans
Clarified
through Congress that the loan amounts were not taxable.
Ensured
via a lawsuit we filed on members’ behalf – that federal officials forgive the loans in an appropriate and transparent manner
Member Engagement
11,000
AGC Members
70,000
Communications with Congress
Got the Water Resources Development Act Passed
$82
Billion
for schools with eligibility for construction
$3
Billion
for Waste Water and Drinking Water Investment
