HR 2122
116th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Army Corps of Engineers
Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Labor standards
Personnel records
Public contracts and procurement
Wages and earnings
Protect Our Workers Act
Introduced: April 8, 2019
Introduced by:
Smith, Christopher H.
Republican
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1