    [Congressional Record Index (1998)]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES
      Bills and resolutions
        Davis-Bacon Act:  create additional category of construction workers
            called ``helpers'', (see H.R. 4546), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators, (see
            H.R. 3826), H3024 [11MY]
        ------ require disclosure of certain payroll information, (see H.R.
            3827), H3024 [11MY]
        Dept. of HUD:  establish consensus committee for development,
            revision, and interpretation of safety standards for
            manufactured home construction, (see S. 2145), S5787 [9JN]
        ------ modernize requirements and establish consensus process for
            development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards
            for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634), H2052 [1AP]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  authorize medical facility projects and
            leases, (see H.R. 3603), H1853 [31MR]
        Education:  computation of Impact Aid Program payments to local
            educational agencies relative to certain children living in
            military housing constructed by private developers, (see H.R.
            4133), H5297 [24JN]
        Foreign countries:  funding for the construction of U.S. chancery
            facilities in Berlin and Jerusalem so that comparable rates of
            construction and occupation of the facilities are ensured, (see
            H.R. 4181), H5404 [25JN]
        Pensions:  waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see S.
            1600), S318 [3FE], (see H.R. 3632, S. 2267), S7574 [7JY], H2052
            [1AP]
        Public buildings:  improve construction, alteration, and acquisition
            process, (see S. 2481), S10422 [16SE]
        Ships and vessels:  promote the construction and operation of cruise
            ships in the U.S., (see S. 2290), S7939 [10JY]
        Taxation:  allow tax credits for contributions used for the
            construction and renovation of certain public schools, (see H.R.
            4247), H5736 [16JY]
        ------ creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction,
            (see S. 1753), S1883 [12MR]
        ------ expand incentives for the construction and renovation of
            public schools, (see H.R. 4316), H6281 [23JY]
        ------ issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist
            States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools,
            (see S. 2397), S9555 [31JY]
        ------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
            construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
            enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see S. 1705), S1336 [4MR], (see H.R. 3320), H850
            [4MR]
        ------ treatment of private sector highway infrastructure
            construction, (see H.R. 3222), H496 [12FE]
      Descriptions
        Tax Credits Relative to Elementary and Secondary School Construction
            (H.R. 3320), E278 [4MR]
      Letters
        Creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction:
            several Senators, S10530 [17SE]
        Creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction and
            renovation:  Alan Reuther, International Union, United
            Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of
            America, S3345 [21AP]
        ----- Andrew Rotherham, American Association of School
            Administrators, S3344 [21AP]
        ----- Dorothy Strickler, S3343 [21AP]
        ----- Gerald D. Morris, American Federation of Teachers, S3345
            [21AP]
        ----- Gerald W. McEntee, American Federation of State, County and
            Municipal Employees, S3345 [21AP]
        ----- Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, S3343
            [21AP]
        ----- Patricia Loera and Raul Gonza�1lez, Hispanic Education
            Coalition, S3345 [21AP]
        ----- Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, S3344 [21AP]
        ----- President Clinton, S3337 [21AP]
        ----- Robert Canavan, Rebuild America's Schools (organization),
            S3344 [21AP]
        ----- Shirley Igo, National PTA, S3344 [21AP]
        Davis-Bacon Act improvements:  Mechanical Electrical Sheet Metal
            Alliance, H2105 [21AP]
        Prevailing wage requirements for construction projects:  Vincent
            Piscitello, VIP Restoration, Inc., E2185 [15OC]
        Replace Federal highway program affirmative action policies with
            emerging business enterprise programs:  George M. Friez, Gilman
            Construction (business), S1416 [5MR]
        ----- Jack Zeigler, Associated Sand & Gravel Co., Inc., S1416 [5MR]
        ----- Lee T. Bernardi, Inland Asphalt Co., S1416 [5MR]
        ----- Mark Johnson, Westway Construction, Inc., S1416 [5MR]
        ----- Steven R. Goebel, Robert B. Goebel General Contractor, Inc.,
            S1416 [5MR]
        ----- Thomas C. Stewart, Frank Gurney, Inc., S1415 [5MR], S1416
            [5MR]
        ----- Wayne L. Van Zante, Steelman-Duff, Inc., S1416 [5MR]
      Lists
        Organizations supporting the Moseley-Braun amendment to H.R. 2646,
            Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools, creation
            of a new class of bonds for new school construction and
            renovation, S3343 [21AP]
      Messages
        National Institute of Building Sciences Report:  President Clinton,
            S4628 [11MY], H3032 [12MY]
      Remarks in House
        Davis-Bacon Act:  create additional category of construction workers
            called ``helpers'' (H.R. 4546), E1692 [10SE]
        ------ repeal, H2101 [21AP], H2104 [21AP]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  authorize medical facility projects and
            leases (H.R. 3603), H3395-H3398 [19MY]
        Employment:  elimination of prevailing wage requirements for
            construction projects, E2185 [15OC]
        Oakland, CA:  anniversary of the Women in Skilled Trades program,
            E1328 [17JY]
        Roads and highways:  streamline environmental review process for
            highway construction projects, E696 [29AP]
        San Diego Construction & Building Trades Council:  San Diego-
            Imperial Counties Labor Council Community Service Award
            recipient, E649 [23AP]
        Taxation:  creation of a new class of bonds for new school
            construction (H.R. 2695), H108 [3FE], H373 [5FE], H1431-H1439
            [24MR]
        ------ creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction
            (H.R. 2695), H10812 [13OC]
        ------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
            construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
            enrollment (H.R. 3652), H4336 [10JN], H4726 [18JN], H4733
            [18JN], H6076 [22JY], E583 [2AP]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, H2938-H4724 [21AP]
        ------ creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction,
            S10529 [17SE]
        ------ issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist
            States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools
            (S. 2397), S9559 [31JY]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, S2169-S2171 [18MR], S2898-S2905 [1AP], S2914-S2917
            [1AP], S2948 [1AP] tax credits relative to elementary and
            secondary school construction (S. 1705), S1336-S1341 [4MR]
        Transportation:  eliminate at-grade railway-highway crossings
            relative to the Innovative Research and Construction Program,
            S1499 [6MR]
      Reports filed
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases
            Authorization:  Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R.
            3603) (H. Rept. 105-490), H2236 [22AP]
      Summaries
        Expand and Rebuild America's Schools Act (S. 1753), S1889 [12MR]
        Public School Modernization Act (S. 1705), S1341 [4MR]
      Texts of
        H.R. 3603, Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facility projects and
            leases authorization, H3395 [19MY]
        S. 1600, waive limit on tax benefits from multiemployer pension
            plans, S322 [3FE]
        S. 1705, Public School Modernization Act, S1338-S1341 [4MR]
        S. 1753, Expand and Rebuild America's Schools Act, S1888 [12MR]
        S. 2267, waive limit on benefits from multiemployer pension plans,
            S7578 [7JY]
        S. 2290, promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in
            the U.S., S7958 [10JY]
        S. 2397, Public School Construction Partnership Act, S9559 [31JY]
        S. 2481, Public Buildings Reform Act, S10428-S10430 [16SE]