HR 3763 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Fair Wages for Hurricane Victims Act

Latest action · Oct 12, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 14, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Fair Wages for Hurricane Victims Act - Reinstates the application of the wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act to all federal contracts in counties affected by Hurricane Katrina, notwithstanding the President's proclamation dated September 8, 2005, or any other provision of law.

Cosponsors 204

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 14, 2005 to Sep 28, 2005; 160 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-TXAl GreenOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-WVAlan B. MollohanOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MABarney FrankOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MIBart StupakOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-KYBen ChandlerOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalSep 14, 2005
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CABob FilnerOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-WABrian BairdOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-LACharlie MelanconOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-WIDavid R. ObeyOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-GADavid ScottOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-ORDavid WuOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CADennis A. CardozaOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NDEarl PomeroyOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CAEllen O. TauscherOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-TXGene GreenOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MSGene TaylorOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MOIke SkeltonOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MNJames L. OberstarOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-WAJay InsleeOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-ILJerry F. CostelloOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-TNJim CooperOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CAJim CostaOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-UTJim MathesonOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MIJohn D. DingellOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-ILLane EvansOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CALois CappsOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-ARMarion BerryOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-COMark UdallOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MNMartin Olav SaboOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-WANorman D. DicksOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-PAPaul E. KanjorskiOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-ILRahm EmanuelOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-WARick LarsenOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-WIRon KindOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NJRush HoltOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MORuss CarnahanOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CASam FarrOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-SDStephanie Herseth SandlinOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-OHTed StricklandOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-METhomas H. AllenOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-PATim HoldenOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-OHTim RyanOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CATom LantosOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-NMTom UdallOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-ARVic SnyderOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CAXavier BecerraOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalSep 14, 2005
D-ALArtur DavisSep 15, 2005
D-NCBrad MillerSep 15, 2005
D-ILDaniel LipinskiSep 15, 2005
D-ORDarlene HooleySep 15, 2005
D-HIEd CaseSep 15, 2005
D-CAJane HarmanSep 15, 2005
D-NYJose E. SerranoSep 15, 2005
D-FLKendrick B. MeekSep 15, 2005
D-CALoretta SanchezSep 15, 2005
D-ARMike RossSep 15, 2005
D-MOWm. Lacy ClaySep 15, 2005
D-TNBart GordonSep 21, 2005
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezSep 21, 2005
D-TXChet EdwardsSep 21, 2005
D-AZEd PastorSep 21, 2005
D-MDElijah E. CummingsSep 21, 2005
D-NYGregory W. MeeksSep 21, 2005
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.Sep 21, 2005
D-SCJames E. ClyburnSep 21, 2005
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.Sep 21, 2005
D-CAJoe BacaSep 21, 2005
D-PAJohn P. MurthaSep 21, 2005
D-COJohn T. SalazarSep 21, 2005
D-MAMartin T. MeehanSep 21, 2005
D-CAMaxine WatersSep 21, 2005
D-ILMelissa L. BeanSep 21, 2005
D-PAChaka FattahSep 22, 2005
D-KSDennis MooreSep 22, 2005
D-NCBob EtheridgeSep 27, 2005
D-GACynthia A. McKinneySep 27, 2005
D-OKDan BorenSep 27, 2005
D-TXHenry CuellarSep 27, 2005
D-FLJim DavisSep 27, 2005
D-GAJim MarshallSep 27, 2005
D-GAJohn BarrowSep 27, 2005
D-SCJohn M. Spratt, Jr.Sep 27, 2005
D-NCMelvin L. WattSep 27, 2005
D-VARick BoucherSep 27, 2005
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Sep 27, 2005
D-FLAllen BoydSep 28, 2005
D-TNJohn S. TannerSep 28, 2005
D-TNLincoln DavisSep 28, 2005
D-NCMike McIntyreSep 28, 2005
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.Sep 28, 2005

Withdrew 1 Tom Price R-GA Sep 15, 2005

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Sep 14, 2005
Workforce Protections Subcommittee
Referred Oct 12, 2005

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 12, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
  2. Sep 14, 2005Introduced in House
  3. Sep 14, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1845)
  4. Sep 14, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H8156, H8157Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL, Kendrick B. Meek D-FL, Tim Ryan D-OHSep 20, 2005
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1845George Miller D-CASep 14, 2005

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 2

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 2

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
94-408The Davis-Bacon Act: Institutional Evolution and Public Policy ArchivedReportNov 30, 2007
RL33100The Davis-Bacon Act: Suspension ArchivedReportFeb 8, 2006

Related bills 6

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1749Fair Wages for Hurricane Katrina Recovery Workers ActRelated billSep 21, 2005
S 1763Hurricane Katrina Reconstruction and Displaced Worker Assistance Act of 2005Related billSep 22, 2005
S 1817CARE ActRelated billOct 4, 2005
S 1925Rebuild With Respect ActRelated billOct 26, 2005
HR 3684Cleanup and Reconstruction Enhancement Act (CARE Act)Related billOct 12, 2005

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To reinstate the application of the wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Short Titles as Introduced
Fair Wages for Hurricane Victims Act

Subjects

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Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 14, 2005Introduced in House

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