CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES

Analyses

Settlement of Claims on Dept. of Veterans Affairs' Construction Contracts (S. 830), S4483 [16AP]

Articles and editorials

Man of the Year—Jack K. Lemley, S3130-S3132 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions

Centennial of Concrete Paving in America Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 213, S14588 [8OC]; H.J. Res. 324, H6539 [12SE])

Contracts: wage practices on federally funded projects (see S. 1689, S12182 [2AU])

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for construction at military installations (see S. 875, S4737 [18AP])

———military construction (see H.R. 1208, H1324 [28FE])

Fort Smith, AR: transfer of certain lands at the Fort Smith Municipal Airport for construction of a road (see H.R. 2132, H2601 [30AP])

Health care facilities: Federal recovery requirements relative to construction or remodeling of certain mental health facilities (see S. 1891, S15400 [29OC])

Housing: modular home construction regulation (see H.R. 1235, H1414 [5MR])

Labor: use of semi-skilled labor under Federal contracts (see S. 1658, S12181 [2AU])

Office of Construction Safety, Health, and Education: establish (see S. 673, S3386 [14MR])

OSHA: establish an Office of Construction Safety, Health, and Education (see H.R. 1063, H1135 [21FE])

Recycling: model construction standards to enhance collection and storage of recycled materials (see S. 988, S5406 [7MY])

Research Triangle Park, NC: construction of an EPA building (see H.R. 2606, H4283 [11JN])

Roads and highways: funding for construction and safety programs (see H.R. 2566, H4097 [6JN])

Taxation: exemption for contributions in aid of construction (see S. 1398, S8736 [26JN])

———treatment of small builders' income from the sale of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1864, H2373 [17AP])

———treatment of travel and transportation expenses of construction workers (see H.R. 183, H59 [3JA])

Veterans: settlement of claims on Dept. of Veterans Affairs' construction contracts (see S. 830, S4456 [16AP])

Letters

Construction industry standards for collection and storage of recycled materials: National Recycling Coalition, Inc., S5408 [7MY]

Dept. of Labor administration of apprenticeship programs: Coalition to Reform the Davis-Bacon Act, S3547 [19MR]

———Joseph A. Dear, S3550 [19MR]

———Lynn Martin, Sec. of Labor, S3546 [19MR], H1527, H1545 [7MR]

———National Taxpayers Union, S3546 [19MR]

———Robert M. McGlotten, H1530 [7MR]

———Tulsa Chamber of Commerce, S3547 [19MR]

———U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3546 [19MR]

Military construction appropriations: Dept. of Defense, S4776 [18AP]

Settlement of Claims on Dept. of Veterans Affairs' Construction Contracts: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4483 [16AP]

Messages

Energy Conservation and Efficiency Standards for New Commercial, Multi-Family, High Rise and New Residential Buildings: President Bush, S4449 [16AP]

Papers

Expiration Date of Prohibition on Funding of Semiskilled Helpers Employment Program for Federal or Federally Assisted Construction Projects: Congressional Research Service, H10902 [22NO]

Remarks in House

Cold Spring Construction Co.: anniversary, E560 [21FE]

Dept. of Defense: military construction (H.R. 1208), unanimous-consent agreement, H3375 [22MY]

Dept. of Labor: administration of apprenticeship programs, H1526-H1533 [7MR]

———semiskilled helpers employment program relative to Federal and federally assisted construction projects, H10902 [22NO]

Economy: national policy priority assignments, H8672 [30OC]

Foreign aid: export of military construction equipment, H4530-H4532 [13JN]

Fort Smith, AR: transfer of certain lands at the Fort Smith Municipal Airport for construction of a road (H.R. 2132), H4871 [24JN]

Health care facilities: Federal recovery requirements relative to construction or remodeling of certain mental health facilities (S. 1891), H11064-H11066 [23NO]

Housing: construction and mortgage fraud, H4020 [6JN]

———construction loans risk weighting, H11842, H11853 [26NO]

———modular home construction regulation (H.R. 1235), E781 [6MR]

Japan: construction industry bidding practices, H2391 [18AP]

Koelemij, John J.: National Housing Hall of Fame inductee, E1510 [30AP]

Kuwait: employment of U.S. citizens by U.S. firms awarded reconstruction contracts, H1716-H1721 [13MR]

National Drafting Week: observance by American Design Drafting Association, E1421 [24AP]

Roads and highways: funding for construction and safety programs (H.R. 2566), H4017 [6JN], E2089 [7JN]

Taxation: treatment of small builders' income from the sale of certain residential real property (H.R. 1864), E1320 [18AP]

Remarks in Senate

Centennial of Concrete Paving in America Day: designate (S.J. Res. 213), S14599 [8OC]

Contracts: wage practices on federally funded projects (S. 1689), S12290 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for construction at military installations (S. 875), S4767 [18AP]

Dept. of Labor: administration of apprenticeship programs, S3544-S3553 [19MR], S3627-S3632 [20MR]

Foreign trade: construction industry market in Japan, S1782 [7FE]

Health care facilities: Federal recovery requirements relative to construction or remodeling of certain mental health facilities (S. 1891), S15407, S15424 [29OC], S15539 [30OC], S17583 [22NO]

———Federal recovery requirements relative to construction or remodeling of certain mental health facilities (S. 1891), House amendment, S18141 [25NO]

Housing: construction, S17103 [20NO]

Japan: U.S. companies' access to construction market, S11392 [31JY]

Labor: use of semi-skilled labor under Federal contracts (S. 1658), S12228 [2AU]

Native Americans: EPA set-aside construction budget, S10284 [17JY]

Office of Construction Safety, Health, and Education: establish (S. 673), S3405 [14MR]

Recycling: model construction standards to enhance collection and storage of recycled materials (S. 988), S5407 [7MY]

Taxation: exemption for contributions in aid of construction (S. 1398), S8811 [26JN]

Veterans: settlement of claims on Dept. of Veterans Affairs'construction contracts (S. 830), S4483 [16AP]

Reports filed

Transfer of Certain Lands at the Fort Smith Municipal Airport for Construction of a Road: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (H.R. 2132) (S. Rept. 102-144), S12794 [11SE]

Transfer of Certain Lands at the Fort Smith Municipal Airport to Fort Smith, AR, for Construction of a Road: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H.R. 2132) (H. Rept. 102-103), H4185 [7JN]

Waiver of Certain Federal Recovery Requirements Relative To Construction or Remodeling of Certain Health Facilities: Committee on Energy and Commerce (S. 1891) (H. Rept. 102-359), H11114 [23NO]

Resolutions by organizations

Construction industry standards for collection and storage of recycled materials: National Recycling Coalition, Inc., S5408 [7MY]

Statements

Dept. of Labor Administration of Apprenticeship Programs in Construction Industries, S3630, S3631 [20MR]

———John Dunlop, S3630, S3631 [20MR]

Tables

Florida housing starts, S17104 [20NO]

National economic data, S17104 [20NO]

New privately owned housing units, S17105, S17106 [20NO]

Texts of

H.R. 2132, transfer of certain lands at the Fort Smith (AR) Municipal Airport for construction of a road, H4871 [24JN]

S. 673, establish Office of Construction Safety, Health, and Education, S3406 [14MR]

S. 830, settlement of claims on Dept. of Veterans Affairs' construction contracts, S4483 [16AP]

S. 875, authorizing Dept. of Defense appropriations for construction at military installations, S4767-S4776 [18AP]

S. 988, Recycling Building Code Act, S5408 [7MY]

S. 1689, wage practices on federally funded construction projects, S12290-S12293 [2AU]

S. 1891, Federal recovery requirements relative to construction or remodeling of certain mental health facilities, S15408 [29OC], S15539 [30OC], H11064 [23NO]