--- title: LMCT News | Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act description: Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act | --- [![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 ### Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act --- January 24, 2024 ### [LMCT seeks more support to advance the FMIA](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/lmct-seeks-more-support-to-advance-the-fmia) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The Federal Mechanical Insulation Act (FMIA) is progressing at a relatively rapid pace compared to most pieces of legislation. That was the message Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) Executive Director Pete Ielmini discussed during his recent appearance on America’s Work Force Union Podcast. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/lmct-seeks-more-support-to-advance-the-fmia) December 29, 2023 ### [Pete Ielmini talks mechanical insulation legislation on AWF](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/pete-ielmini-talks-status-of-mechanical-insulation-legislation-in-congress-on-awf) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the status of two bills promoting Mechanical Insulation that were introduced to Congress.  [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/pete-ielmini-talks-status-of-mechanical-insulation-legislation-in-congress-on-awf) October 26, 2023 ### [Mechanical Insulation Incentive Act Introduced into House](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/mechanical-insulation-incentive-act-introduced-into-house) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) is proud to announce that on Oct. 26, Rep. Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) introduced the [Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2023.](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6104?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22hr+6104%22%7D&s=1&r=1) [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/mechanical-insulation-incentive-act-introduced-into-house) October 25, 2023 ### [Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act to be introduced soon](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/mechanical-insulation-installation-incentive-act-to-be-introduced-soon) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), appeared on [America's Work Force Union Podcast](https://awf.labortools.com/) and gave an update on the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act (FMIA). He also spoke about a Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act (MIIIA) and how Mechanical Insulation could help make a Chicagoland area school safer.  [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/mechanical-insulation-installation-incentive-act-to-be-introduced-soon) ## Find an LMCT Contractor Our signatory contractors uphold a high standard of quality of work and pay for their employers to receive industry-leading instruction through a Department of Labor registered apprenticeship program. Discover the difference of trusting an LMCT contractor for your next project. 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