II
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1749
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 21, 2005
Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Reid, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Dodd, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Akaka, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Bayh, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Obama) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To reinstate the application of the wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the Fair Wages for Hurricane Katrina
Recovery Workers Act
.
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.