H.R. 3763House109th Congress (2005-2007)In Committee

Fair Wages for Hurricane Victims Act

Introduced September 14, 2005

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

October 12, 2005

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Introduced in House

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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1845)

September 14, 2005

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

September 14, 2005

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

October 12, 2005

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Tom Price
Rep. Tom PriceR-GA-6 · Sep 15, 2005

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to have my name removed as a cosponsor of H.R. 3763.

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Introduced in HouseIssued September 14, 2005

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109th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3763

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 14, 2005

Mr. George Miller of California (for himself, Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Markey, Mr. Holt, Mr. Levin, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Farr, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Wu, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. McDermott, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Honda, Ms. Lee, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Engel, Mr. Filner, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Rahall, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Waxman, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Rush, Mr. Costello, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Obey, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Solis, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Allen, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Holden, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Costa, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Israel, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Olver, Mr. Berman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Carson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Watson, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Payne, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Strickland, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Baird, Mr. Kind, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

A BILL

To reinstate the application of the wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fair Wages for Hurricane Victims Act.

2.

Reinstatement of Davis-Bacon wage requirements

Notwithstanding the proclamation by the President dated September 8, 2005, or any other provision of law, the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (and the provisions of all other related Acts to the extent they depend upon a determination by the Secretary of Labor under section 3142 of such title, whether or not the President has the authority to suspend the operation of such provisions), shall apply to all contracts to which such provisions would otherwise apply that are entered into on or after the date of enactment of this Act, to be performed in the counties affected by Hurricane Katrina and described in such proclamation.