CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES

Amendments

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), S3552, S3559, S3563 [4MY]

Analyses

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act (S. 1452), E1924-E1930 [25OC]

Articles and editorials

Cellini—State Capital's Quiet Captain of Clout; Dealmaker Built Empire Working in Background, S9815, S9818-S9820 [4OC]

Helping Their Cronies Is the Lease Politicians Can Do, S9804-S9807 [4OC]

Illinois Capital Development Board Awarding of Southern Illinois Prison Construction Project, S9803 [4OC]

New Prison Benefits Ryan Pal—$33,000 Payday Seen in Land Deal, S9803 [4OC]

Riverboat Deal Is Plum for Insiders, S9872 [4OC]

Taxpayers Face a Big Loss on Hotel Loans; GOP Insider Denies Political Deal, S9808 [4OC]

Taxpayers Stuck With $30 Million Hotel Tab, S9807 [4OC]

William Cellini Heads Private Fundraising Drive, S9873 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H339 [10FE]

———construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 3889), H921 [9MR]

Congress: review of proposed construction of court facilities (see H.R. 5363), H8735 [3OC]

Dept. of Transportation: require use of dredged material in the construction of federally funded transportation projects (see S. 2384), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4186), H1851 [5AP]

Federal contracts: require each bidder for a construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use (see H.R. 4012), H1118 [16MR]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (see S. 2216), S1315 [8MR] (see H.R. 3589), H253 [8FE]

Housing: prohibit offering homebuilding purchase contracts containing a mandatory arbitration agreement and other provisions in a single document and prohibit requiring purchasers to consent to mandatory arbitration agreements (see H.R. 5033), H7207 [27JY]

NIH: support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation (see H.R. 4431), H2966 [11MY]

Schools: provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (see H.R. 4054), H1284 [22MR]

———provide loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs (see S. 2890), S7229 [19JY]

Ships and vessels: promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (see S. 2564), S4014 [16MY]

Taxation: allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (see S. 2897), S7393 [20JY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

Tullahoma, TN: authorize retention of all funds received under certain EPA construction grants (see H.R. 4355), H2410 [2MY]

Waterbury, CT: making appropriations for the Federal share of construction costs of a sewage treatment facility (see H.R. 4990), H7205 [27JY]

Charters

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., and OSHA Partnership To Ensure a Safe and Healthy Work Environment in the Construction Industry, E448 [30MR]

Letters

America's Better Classroom Act: Representative Capps, Nick Hill, and Milagros Macias, H7643 [14SE]

Loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs: Brenda L. Welburn, National Association of State Boards of Education, S7241 [19JY]

———James E. Rier, Jr., Maine State Board of Education, S7242 [19JY]

———Mary E. Teasley, National Education Association, S7241 [19JY]

———Vicki Rafel, PTA, S7241 [19JY]

Messages

National Institute of Building Sciences Report: President Clinton, S7834 [27JY], H7194 [27JY]

Remarks in House

A.O. Reed & Co.: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Spirit of Cooperation Award recipient, E786 [19MY]

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.: anniversary, E814 [23MY]

Congress: review of proposed construction of court facilities (H.R. 5363), E1667 [4OC]

Corona, CA: tribute to Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, E1840 [19OC]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, H11509, H11510 [29OC]

Dept. of HUD: Community Builder Fellow Program termination, H4767 [20JN]

———establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H1863, H1865, H1937 [6AP]

———establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), H10655-H10690 [24OC], E1907, E1910, E1921 [25OC], E1974 [28OC]

———include builders and building inspectors on consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H1902 [6AP]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (H.R. 3589), E94 [8FE]

Ferraro, Nico: San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1373 [27JY]

Gould Construction (business): Associated General Contractors of America Design-Build Award recipient, E1395 [27JY]

Housing: prohibit offering homebuilding purchase contracts containing a mandatory arbitration agreement and other provisions in a single document and prohibit requiring purchasers to consent to mandatory arbitration agreements (H.R. 5033), E1482 [14SE]

Lucchino, Larry: San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council Johns Fellowship Award recipient, E1374 [27JY]

Lyles, William M.: California State University, Fresno, Sid Craig School of Business Entrepreneur in Residence honoree, E59 [2FE]

NIH: support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation, H11313 [26OC]

Occupational safety and health: partnership between OSHA and the Ohio Valley Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., E300 [14MR], E448 [30MR], E496 [5AP]

Rippy, Gregg: Colorado Contractors Association Contractor of the Year award recipient, E64 [2FE]

Schools: provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (H.R. 4054), E373 [22MR]

Somerville, NJ: anniversary of Carpenters' Local Union #455, E1296 [21JY]

Taxation: creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (H.R. 415), E1853 [19OC]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools, H2756 [9MY], H11246, H11252, H11254, H11263 [26OC], H11410, H11414 [27OC], H11452, H11465, H11469, H11470 [28OC], H11506, H11508-H11511 [29OC], H11532 [30OC], H11835-H11840 [3NO]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 4094), H1833 [5AP], H2553, H2554 [4MY], H6036 [13JY], H7641, H7642, H7645 [14SE], H10224, H10225, H10228, H10229 [18OC], H10875, H10880, H10881, H10884 [25OC], H11356 [26OC], E906 [7JN]

———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (H.R. 996), H969 [14MR], H1741 [4AP], H2553 [4MY], H6764-H6770 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.: anniversary, S4290 [23MY]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), S3559 [4MY]

Detroit, MI: Comerica Park Construction Management Team recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award, S2860 [25AP]

———Dept. of Human Rights recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award, S2861 [25AP]

———Greater Detroit Building and Construction Trades Council recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award, S2860 [25AP]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (S. 2216), S1319 [8MR]

Giago, Warren: SBA Minority Small Business Person of the Year award recipient for South Dakota, S697 [22FE]

Lone Hill, Leonard: SBA Minority Small Business Person of the Year award recipient for South Dakota, S697 [22FE]

NIH: support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation, S11307 [28OC]

Schools: provide loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs (S. 2890), S7240-S7243 [19JY]

Ships and vessels: promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (S. 2564), S4015 [16MY]

Springfield, IL: require application of Federal competitive bid laws for construction of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, S9800-S9808, S9812, S9814, S9818-S9820, S9827-S9829, S9869-S9873 [4OC], S9896-S9898 [5OC]

Taxation: allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (S. 2897), S7394 [20JY]

Technology: support development of technologies and materials to enhance protections from natural disasters, S11881 [15DE]

Reports filed

Manufactured Housing Improvement Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1452) (S. Rept. 106-274), S2726 [13AP]

Texts of

H.R. 5363, congressional review of proposed construction of court facilities, E1667 [4OC]

S. 1452, Manufactured Housing Improvement Act, S3563-S3567 [4MY], H10655-H10683 [24OC]

S. 2216, Federal Emergency Management Agency Buy American Compliance Act, S1319 [8MR]