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H.R. 2122 116th Congress House

Protect Our Workers Act

Official title: To require the Comptroller General of the United States to carry out a study on the contracting practices of the Corps of Engineers, with a specific focus on h… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Comptroller General of the United States to carry out a study on the contracting practices of the Corps of Engineers, with a specific focus on how the Corps complies with and enforces the requirement to pay prevailing wages on federally financed construction jobs.

Introduced: April 8, 2019 Introduced by: Christopher H. Smith Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Army Corps of EngineersCongressional oversightGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archives
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Government studies and investigationsLabor standardsPersonnel recordsPublic contracts and procurementWages and earnings
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 9, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Apr 8, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 9, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Our Workers Act

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study on the contracting practices of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, particularly with respect to compliance with the requirement to pay prevailing wages on federally financed construction jobs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Apr 8, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2122: Protect Our Workers Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2122/
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"H.R. 2122: Protect Our Workers Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2122/.
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H.R. 2122, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2122/.
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