S 1749
109th Congress
Senate
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Wages
Fair Wages for Hurricane Katrina Recovery Workers Act
Introduced: September 21, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 21, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10302-10303)
Sep 21, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Fair Wages for Hurricane Katrina Recovery Workers Act - Reinstates the application of the wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act to all federal contracts in counties affected by Hurricane Katrina, notwithstanding the President's proclamation dated September 8, 2005, or any other provision of law.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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