On Saturday, March 31, 2012, SBCA sent a letter to the American Lumber Standards Committee (ALSC), requesting further information on lumber design value testing currently being conducted on North American softwood lumber species.
Congressman Gallegly (R-CA) states that making E-Verify mandatory would remove the primary factor that entices people to come and stay here illegally - the ability to take an American job.
Two amendments that would have prohibited local jurisdictions from opting out of a state requirement to have sprinkler systems in single-family and two-family houses were defeated.
Homebuilders outline a new comprehensive framework for housing finance system reform that would transition Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to a new mortgage securitization system for single-family and multifamily conventional mortgages.
The American Trucking Associations has filed a petition asking a federal court to review the new hours of service rules announced by the FMCSA that reduce the maximum number of hours a truck driver can be on the road from 82 hours per week to 70 hours.
