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

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

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

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Fair Wages for Hurricane Katrina Recovery Workers Act'.

SEC. 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.

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