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Requesting that the President transmit to the House of Representatives information in his possession relating to contracts for services or construction related to Hurricane Katrina recovery that relate to wages and benefits to be paid to workers.

Introduced: September 27, 2005 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 28, 2005
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 107.
Oct 28, 2005
Reported adversely by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 109-258.
Oct 20, 2005
Ordered to be Reported Unfavorably by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 20.
Oct 20, 2005
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 27, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 27, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Requests the President to transmit to the House of Representatives information in his possession regarding federal contracts for services or construction related to Hurricane Katrina recovery or rebuilding and compliance with standards for wages and benefits to be paid to workers pursuant to the Davis-Bacon Act, the Service Contract Act of 1965, or the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Includes in such request: (1) copies of relevant portions of such contracts awarded or requested by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or by the Departments of Labor, of Education, of Homeland Security, of Health and Human Services, or of Defense, or the Army Corps of Engineers; and (2) communications made or received by such agencies related to compliance with such Acts in the geographic areas specified in the President's Proclamation 7924 of September 8, 2005.

What's happening now October 28, 2005

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 107.

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