HR 3907
109th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Commerce
Construction industries
Construction workers
Government contractors
Labor and Employment
Minimum wages
Wages
Helpers Job Opportunity Act
Introduced: September 27, 2005
Introduced by:
Blackburn, Marsha
Republican
· Tennessee
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 7, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Sep 27, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 27, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Helpers Job Opportunity Act - Provides for the creation of an additional category of laborers or mechanics known as helpers under the Davis-Bacon Act.
Requires a helper of a laborer or mechanic to be paid the prevailing wage of helpers of laborers or mechanics employed on similar projects in the same subdivision of the state.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Committees of jurisdiction
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