--- title: LMCT News | Government Affairs (2) description: Government Affairs | (2) --- [![LMCT Mechanical Insulators logo](https://lmct.insulators.org/hubfs/LMCT%20Twenty/_assets/logos/lmct-logo-full-color.svg "LMCT Mechanical Insulators logo")](https://lmct.insulators.org/) [Our Industry](https://lmct.insulators.org/our-industry) [Industrial/Commercial Mechanical Insulation](https://lmct.insulators.org/industrial-commercial-mechanical-insulation) [Asbestos Abatement](https://lmct.insulators.org/asbestos-abatement) [Firestop and Smokeseal](https://lmct.insulators.org/firestop-and-smokeseal) [Mechanical Insulation Evaluations](https://lmct.insulators.org/mechanical-insulation-evaluation) [Mechanical Insulation Energy Audits](https://lmct.insulators.org/mechanical-insulation-energy-audits) [Science of Insulation](https://lmct.insulators.org/science-of-insulation) [Contractors](https://lmct.insulators.org/contractors) [Political Activism](https://lmct.insulators.org/political-activism) [U.S. Federal Issues](https://lmct.insulators.org/us-federal-issues) [Federal Mechanical Insulation Act](https://lmct.insulators.org/fmia) [U.S. State Issues](https://lmct.insulators.org/us-state-issues) [Canada Federal Issues](https://lmct.insulators.org/canada-federal-issues) [About](https://lmct.insulators.org/about) [About LMCT](https://lmct.insulators.org/about-lmct) [About Insulators Union](https://lmct.insulators.org/about-insulators-union) [About Apprenticeship Training](https://lmct.insulators.org/about-apprenticeship-training) [About Contractor Association](https://lmct.insulators.org/about-contractor-association) [Women in the Industry](https://lmct.insulators.org/women-in-the-industry) [Mental Health Awareness](https://lmct.insulators.org/mental-health-awareness) [Media Gallery](https://lmct.insulators.org/media-gallery) [Downloadable Resources](https://lmct.insulators.org/downloadable-lmct-materials) [News](https://lmct.insulators.org/news) [Contact](https://lmct.insulators.org/contact) # Mechanical Insulation Industry News News About Our Industry ## Labor Management Cooperative Trust News --- Posts about ### Government Affairs (2) --- December 2, 2022 ### [Rep. Sánchez introduces Federal Mechanical Insulation Act](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/rep-sanchez-introduces-federal-mechanical-insulation-act) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) On Dec. 2, Rep. Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) [introduced the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act (FMIA) into the House.](https://lindasanchez.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/s-nchez-introduces-legislation-support-energy-efficiency-federal) [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/rep-sanchez-introduces-federal-mechanical-insulation-act) May 3, 2022 ### [Government of Canada Invests in Building Trades](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/government-of-canada-invests-in-building-trades) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Now more than ever, skilled tradespeople are in high demand to fill well-paying jobs and build rewarding careers. The most recent projections estimate that about 700,000 skilled trades workers are expected to retire between 2019 and 2028, creating an ever-growing need to recruit and train thousands more. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/government-of-canada-invests-in-building-trades) April 29, 2022 ### [The Senate must revive Mechanical Insulation tax incentives in new law](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/the-senate-must-revive-mechanical-insulation-tax-incentives-in-new-law) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust](https://lmct.insulators.org/) (LMCT) Executive Director Pete Ielmini appeared on the [America’s Work Force Union Podcast](https://awfradio.com/) and discussed why Mechanical Insulation tax incentives are a bipartisan issue and should be included in legislation that revamps parts of the “Build Back Better” budget reconciliation bill. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/the-senate-must-revive-mechanical-insulation-tax-incentives-in-new-law) April 1, 2021 ### [Mechanical Insulation Tax Incentives (GREEN Bill -- H.R. 848, Section 502)](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/mechanical-insulation-tax-incentives-green-bill-h.r.-848-section-502) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) looks forward to the Biden Administration delivering on campaign promises to be the most pro-labor administration in decades. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have been proposing legislation for years that would provide tax incentives  for mechanical insulation improvements. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/mechanical-insulation-tax-incentives-green-bill-h.r.-848-section-502) January 6, 2021 ### [US Government Update - Final 2020 Federal Government Bill](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/us-government-update-final-2020-federal-government-bill) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) This year has been a challenge, so it should come as no surprise that the final 2020 legislation (H.R. 133) took longer than expected to get enacted into law, and this enormous bill contains both positive and unwelcome provisions. 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