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.

Bill: 109-hres-467
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2005-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Alabama
Armed Forces and National Security
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Construction industries
Construction workers
Defense contracts
Department of Defense
Department of Education
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Labor
Disaster relief
Emergency Management
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Floods
Florida
Government contractors
Government procurement
House of Representatives
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Hurricanes
Labor and Employment
Louisiana
Minimum wages
Mississippi
Presidential records
Resolutions of inquiry
Wages
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-27
text: 
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. 

action_date: 2005-10-28
text: 

(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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-28
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 107.
action_date: 2005-10-28
text: Reported adversely by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 109-258.
action_date: 2005-10-28
text: Reported adversely by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 109-258.
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Ordered to be Reported Unfavorably by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 20.
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-27
text: Introduced in House