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HR 4048 110th Congress House

Gulf Coast Civic Works Act

Official title: To establish the Gulf Coast Recovery Authority to administer a Gulf Coast Civic Works Project to provide job-training opportunities and increase employment to … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish the Gulf Coast Recovery Authority to administer a Gulf Coast Civic Works Project to provide job-training opportunities and increase employment to aid in the recovery of the Gulf Coast region.

Introduced: September 11, 2008 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment AlabamaApprenticeshipArtArts, Culture, Religion
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Coastal zoneCommerceConstruction costsConstruction industriesConstruction workersDisaster reliefEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementExecutive reorganizationGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment contractorsGovernment corporationsGrants-in-aidGulf of MexicoHurricanesJob creationLouisianaMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMinimum wagesMississippiRecruiting of employeesRegional economic developmentTexasWages
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jan 22, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 22, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jan 22, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Nov 1, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Nov 1, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 22, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gulf Coast Civic Works Act - Establishes the Gulf Coast Recovery Authority (Corporation).

Requires the Corporation to: (1) administer a Gulf Coast Civic Works Project that employs a minimum of 100,000 Gulf Coast region residents and evacuees for public works projects to rebuild, sustain, and develop the Gulf Coast region; (2) establish job training programs and apprenticeships to recruit and train qualified workers, including from the Gulf Coast region, for specific vacancies in recovery, rebuilding, and development projects; and (3) ensure that all workers are paid wages at not less than the prevailing locality rate (Davis-Bacon Act).

Authorizes the Corporation to provide grants to Gulf Coast region residents that possess certain skills for: (1) artistic and cultural projects which reflect the history and culture of the Gulf Coast region; and (2) projects that chronicle the story of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 19, 2008
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 22, 2008
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 11, 2008
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 8, 2008
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 30, 2008
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 17, 2008
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 22, 2008
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 13, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4048: Gulf Coast Civic Works Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4048/
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