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

ASHA and its long-term care coalition partners sent a letter to leaders of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Chairman Jon Tester (D-MT) and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-KS), urging them to seek a Unanimous Consent (UC) agreement on H.R. 8371, The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act. H.R. 8371 passed the … read more

The Quality in Assisted Living Collaborative (QALC) today released its Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Guidelines for Assisted Living Communities. The guidelines were developed to ensure assisted living providers and other stakeholders have access to a vetted resource that can be used to develop and maintain IPC plans that are appropriate for assisted living communities. … read more