News from PCCA
PCCA's 2026-2027 Scholarship Program
We are now accepting applications for PCCA's scholarship program for the 2026-2027 academic year. The scholarships are open to the children and other dependents of PCCA members' employees. Each scholarship is worth up to $10,000, and up to four scholarships are awarded every year.
Insights on 2025 Election Results
The November 4, 2025, election results delivered sweeping victories for Democratic Party candidates in the handful of off-year state-wide elections.
Nationally, Democratic Party pundits are calling decisive wins in New Jersey and Virginia a repudiation of policies advanced by President Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress—and a “blue wave” bellwether for future elections.
PCCA Commends Senate Commerce Committee on PIPELINE Safety Act (S. 2975) Markup
In an October 21 letter, PCCA expressed support for strong underground damage prevention laws and commended the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for introducing the Pipeline Integrity, Protection, and Enhancement for Leveraging Investments in the Nation’s Energy to assure Safety, or PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025 (S. 2975), on October 6 and marking it up Oct. 21.
PCCA 2025 Mid-Year Photos & Presentations
The presentations from the mid-year meeting are available in the Members Only area of the PCCA website under the Education menu.
And, photos from the meeting are available in the Photo Gallery, also under the Members Only menu.
PCCA members who would like to request a password for the website can do so here.
Hell Bent on BEAD: NTIA Official Provides Insights at PCCA Mid-Year
At the Power and Communications Contractors Association (PCCA) Mid-Year Meeting in Savannah, Ga., members heard directly from Susannah Spellman, Deputy Associate Administrator of the NTIA Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth, about the progress of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program.
CEQ Updates NEPA Implementation Guidance
On Sept. 29, the PCCA-supported Council on Environmental Quality chair Katherine Scarlett released a memorandum providing agencies guidance on implementing the National Environmental Policy Act. The memorandum and corresponding Agency NEPA Procedures Template provide a framework for agencies to revise their NEPA procedures. See the CEQ press release on the guidance here.
PCCA Opposes Unworkable Warehouse Bill
PCCA firmly opposes recently reintroduced the Warehouse Worker Protection Act and joined 45 other industry organizations in sending a letter to Congress outlining the serious consequences it would have on our members and the broader economy. While we share the priority of protecting workers, the proposed bill would "impose long-discarded and unworkable regulations on warehouse distribution centers, curtail employers’ due process rights when challenging OSHA citations, and hamstring a critical part of our national supply chain."
PCCA Urges Congress to Fix the Permitting Process Now
America’s permitting system is broken. That's why PCCA and 500+ organizations from every U.S. state joined a U.S. Chamber of Commerce coalition letter September 3 calling on Congress to enact meaningful legislation to modernize America’s permitting process.
Expect Congress to hold hearings and introduce legislation as federal agencies examine NEPA reform regulations in accordance with President Trump’s White House policy directives on permitting reform.
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