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September was dominated by government funding talks and internal fighting among House Republicans. Both chambers worked right up to September 30th funding deadline, barely avoiding a government shutdown. Notably, turmoil between House Republicans and House Leadership kept the American public on edge with whether or not the government would be shutting down and the path forward is even more unclear.  

 

The NECA Convention and Trade Show was from September 29th – October 2nd this year. It was great seeing everyone in Philadelphia! Thanks to your generous support, NECAPAC raised $140,025 from 93 contributors. Scroll down to see a full recap from Convention. 

Just before midnight on September 30, the Federal government narrowly avoided a government shutdown by passing a 45-day Continuing Resolution (CR) that funds the federal government through mid-November. In the weeks leading up to this deadline, NECA urged Congress to make every possible effort to avoid a federal shutdown and prevent disruptions for NECA contractors nationwide. On the surface, the CR will hopefully give Congress the time it needs to pass the required legislation to fund the government through FY24. Included in the CR was a measure to extend FAA Authorization through December 31st and $16 billion in disaster aid for select states. This is being referred to as a ‘clean’ CR as it does not include extra riders like Ukraine funding or funding to secure the southern border.

 

Looking ahead to November, NECA will be closely monitoring the progress of the 12 key appropriations bills as they move through both chambers. Right now, we do not anticipate the House will be able to complete all required funding bills before November 17th, which could trigger a government shutdown or lead to another CR. We continue to emphasize the importance of keeping construction accounts fully funded and will keep NECA members updated as we near this new deadline.

NECAPAC Convention Sweepstakes Winners

Ryan Samsil of Crown Electric – Bartesian Cocktail Maker

Larry Clennon of Clennon Electric – Thergun Mini

Robert O’Neal of O’Neal Electric – Beats

Cathy Mary of AI Solutions Inc – Thergun Mini

James MacDonald of Miller Electric – Bartesian Cocktail Maker

Terry Blinkhorn of Archkey Solutions – DJI Mini Drone

PLC Renewals

Duke Austin of Quanta Services

John Banks of Motor Shop Electric

Jeff Barber of VEC Inc

Kurt Brinkman of Intrepid Electronics

Larry Clennon of Clennon Electric

William Darish of Industrial Electric Co

Bob Davies of Davies Electric Co.

Craig Earley of Morrow-Meadows Corp.

Jimmy Feazel of Feazel Electric

Chris Foster of Whitehead Electric

Eugene Gini of Collins Electric

Jerry Hayes of United Electric

Kevin Hebert of Miller Electric (NEW!)

Greg Long of Long Electric

James MacDonald of Miller Electric (NEW!)

Brian Morales of Pro-Cal Lighting Inc.

Carson Rogers of Chewning and Wilmer

Daniel Sanchez of John Paul Electric

Mike Stahl of Chewning and Wilmer

Rob Turner of Turner Electric Service Inc

Gary Walls of Utilities Instrumentation Services