CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES

Articles and editorials

Bitter Battle Reveals That Repealing Law Won't Save Money, H10029 [12OC]

Will Davis-Bacon Repeal Save Money?, H10030 [12OC]

Will Prevailing Wage Laws Be Repealed?, H10028 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for display of steel home building materials (see H. Con. Res. 85), H7378 [20JY]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H10047 [12OC]

Dept. of Labor: revise coverage standards for prevailing wage requirements for Federal construction projects (see S. 1183), S12370 [11AU]

District of Columbia: confirm and enforce limitations on the height of buildings and roof structures (see H.R. 1324), H3807 [24MR]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H14927 [14DE]

Native Americans: funding for construction of tribal schools (see S. 1485), S18920 [19DE]

Surety bonding corporations: approval requirements and compliance with nondiscrimination laws (see S. 666), S5142 [4AP]

Taxation: allow credit for construction and renovation of nonresidential buildings in distressed areas (see H.R. 1519), H4432 [7AP]

———inapplicability of the look-back method on construction contracts requiring the percentage of completion accounting method (see H.R. 2722), H14172 [6DE]

———requirements on the percentage of completion accounting method for the manufacture of property (see H.R. 235, 2208), H170 [9JA], H8534 [4AU]

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see S. 448; H.R. 957), S2823 [16FE], H1849 [15FE]

Broadcasts

Fleecing of America/The Davis-Bacon Act: NBC Nightly News, H10026 [12OC]

Letters

Davis-Bacon Act: Peter A. Cockshaw, H10028 [12OC]

———Ronald Reagan, H2790 [7MR]

District of Columbia actions relative to closing of public alley: Edward M. Norton, Jr., National Trust for Historic Preservation (organization), E696 [24MR]

Metric system conversion requirements: Randall G. Pence, National Concrete Masonry Association, S16471-S16473 [1NO]

Lists

Contractors-Labor Coalition, S12374 [11AU]

Davis-Bacon Act supporters: several contractors, H10030 [12OC]

Remarks in House

Associated General Contractors of America: anniversary, E1313 [22JN]

Contracts: simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts, E475 [1MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, H2789, H2790 [7MR], H9569 [27SE], H9594, H9597, H9647, H9650 [28SE], E1859 [28SE]

———repeal (H.R. 500), H9899, H10026 [12OC]

———revise (H.R. 2472), H10027 [12OC]

Dept. of Labor: revise coverage standards for prevailing wage requirements for Federal construction projects (H.R. 2472), E1936 [12OC]

District of Columbia: confirm and enforce limitations on the height of buildings and roof structures (H.R. 1324), E696 [24MR]

ERISA: housing construction investments, H8764-H8766 [12SE]

National Institute of Standards and Technology: funding for certain research and development activities, H10006-H10009 [12OC], H10794 [25OC]

———Manufacturing Extension Program funding, H10794 [25OC]

Roads and highways: allow States to require contractors to provide warranties and guarantees regarding their materials and work, H9305-H9307 [20SE]

———prohibit use of Highway Trust Fund for the payment of bonuses to contractors, H9307, H9308 [20SE]

Taxation: treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (H.R. 957), E362 [16FE]

Remarks in Senate

Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative: funding, S14367 [27SE]

Dept. of Defense: funding for military construction projects, S11193-S11198 [2AU]

———military construction projects authorizations, S12599 [5SE]

Dept. of Energy: residential energy use standards and codes, S17931 [4DE]

Dept. of Labor: revise coverage standards for prevailing wage requirements for Federal construction projects (S. 1183), S12373 [11AU]

Economic Development Administration: management of levee reconstruction projects in Midwest, S14686 [29SE]

Metric system: conversion requirements, S16471 [1NO]

Miami, FL: tribute to Academy of Residential Construction, S12420 [11AU]

National Institute of Standards and Technology: funding for certain research and development activities, S16900-S16903 [9NO]

———Manufacturing Extension Program funding, S16900-S16903 [9NO]

Native Americans: funding for construction of tribal schools (S. 1485), S18920 [19DE]

Surety bonding corporations: approval requirements and compliance with nondiscrimination laws (S. 666), S5144 [4AP]

Taxation: treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (S. 448), S2844 [16FE]

Reports

Impact of Reconciliation Bill on Science Agencies: Representative George E. Brown, Jr., H10795 [25OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Davis-Bacon Act: NAACP, H2791 [7MR]

Tables

Proposed military construction projects, S11193 [2AU]

Texts of

S. 448, tax treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility, S2845 [16FE]

S. 666, Equal Surety Bond Opportunity Act, S5144 [4AP]

S. 1485, funding for construction of Native American tribal schools, S18920 [19DE]