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Will Prevailing Wage Laws Be Repealed?, H10028 [12OC]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