CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES

Amendments

Dept. of State: improve design and construction of diplomatic posts (H.R. 4969), S8032, S8039 [22DE]

Articles and editorials

Racist Vestige of the Past That Progressives Are Happy To Leave in Place, H3665 [26AP]

When the Welders Came to Capitol Hill, E717 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions

Commission of Fine Arts: prohibit exercising of authority over non-Federal property in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 7121), H9510 [13NO]

Contracts: require lead contractors under Federal contracts to list proposed subcontractors as part of original bid and provide notification of changes to the list and costs after contract is awarded (see H.R. 7221), H9767 [6DE]

Dept. of Education: establish grant program for construction of schools in overcrowded areas (see H.R. 6002), H4776 [5JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish Federal Smart Building Program (see S. 2447), S1164 [15FE] (see H.R. 5069), H1217 [16FE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize Community Development Block Grant Program grants for partnerships with nonprofit organizations that provide tools, equipment, or resources used for community development or rehabilitation projects (see S. 2808), S2594 [9MY] (see H.R. 5755), H3929 [10MY]

——— establish a grant program to provide assistance to States to prevent and repair damage to residential structures with crumbling foundations due to pyrrhotite (see S. 2744), S2439 [25AP]

——— make housing more affordable (see S. 3503), S6341 [26SE] (see H.R. 7262), H10103 [11DE]

——— provide funding under Community Development Block Grant Program for local governments to digitize and make available online information on violations of housing construction, building, and safety codes (see H.R. 5704), H3833 [8MY]

Dept. of Labor: support development of pre-apprenticeship programs in building and construction trades that serve underrepresented populations, including individuals from low income and rural areas (see H.R. 6820), H8725 [13SE]

Dept. of State: improve design and construction of diplomatic posts (see H.R. 4969), H974 [7FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: determine best available estimate of total amount of nonhighway recreational fuel taxes received (see S. 3604), S6816 [11OC] (see H.R. 7202), H9743 [29NO]

Dept. of Transportation: require that broadband conduits be installed as a part of certain highway construction projects (see S. 2381), S651 [6FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a permanent community care program, improve recruitment of health care providers, and improve construction (see S. 2906), S2835 [22MY]

Ecology and environment: improve resilience of built and natural environment to natural disasters and climate change using, among other measures, natural and nature-based features (see S. 2783), S2485 [26AP]

Federal agencies and departments: require certain contractors to meet a requirement relative to registered apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 6693), H7781 [31AU]

FEMA: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States to prevent and repair damage to small business, condominium association, and residential structures with crumbling foundations due to pyrrhotite (see S. 2745), S2439 [25AP]

Financial institutions: clarify capital requirements for high value commercial real estate acquisition, development, or construction loans (see S. 2405), S840 [8FE]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 6509), H7685 [25JY]

Infrastructure: encourage research and use of innovative materials and associated techniques in construction and preservation of domestic transportation and water infrastructure system (see S. 3341), S5582 [1AU] (see H.R. 6653), H7742 [3AU]

——— waive certain procurement provisions for a project that receives funds from certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 5310), H1651 [15MR]

National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 492), S2485 [26AP]

NIST: facilitate adoption of composite technology in infrastructure (see S. 3765), S7790 [18DE]

OSHA: provide relief for crane operators from third party certification in cases in which such operators are only delivering or retrieving propane containers (see H.R. 5988), H4738 [1JN]

Roads and highways: require a life-cycle cost analysis for certain projects (see H.R. 5578), H3448 [19AP]

Small business: provide contractors with information on an agency’s administration of change orders to allow them to make informed decisions on pricing of bids or proposals (see H.R. 4754), H131 [10JA]

Taxation: expand new energy efficient home credit (see H.R. 6915), H9089 [26SE]

——— impose a mileage-based user fee for mobile mounted concrete boom pumps in lieu of the tax on taxable fuels (see S. 2683), S2218 [17AP]

——— provide a credit for middle-income housing (see S. 3365), S5831 [22AU]

——— provide a tax credit for owning certain disaster resilient property (see H.R. 6841), H8732 [17SE]

Transportation: require waiver if installation of differently colored tiles in certain tunnel projects is expected to create additional costs (see H.R. 6569), H7721 [26JY]

Letters

Prohibit FAA enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act: Grover Norquist, American for Tax Reform (organization), H3665 [26AP]

Remarks in House

BIA: construction account funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior operations funding, H6445 [17JY]

——— public safety and justice facility construction funding, H6444 [17JY]

Carthage, NY: anniversary of Farney’s Home and Building Center, E755 [1JN]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Dunbar Vocational Career Academy partnership with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 134 to form construction trades program, H5970 [28JN]

Commission of Fine Arts: prohibit exercising of authority over non-Federal property in the District of Columbia (H.R. 7121), E1512 [13NO]

Dept. of Education: provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities (H.R. 2475), H4597 [23MY]

Dept. of State: improve design and construction of diplomatic posts (H.R. 4969), H7840–H7843 [5SE]

Dept. of the Interior: Office of Insular Affairs funding, H6445, H6446 [17JY]

FAA: prohibit enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3664–H3666 [26AP]

Immigration: historical analysis of U.S. immigration policy, H5358–H5360 [20JN]

Infrastructure: ensure any infrastructure plan provides for job creation, public investment, clean energy jobs, fair hiring and wage standards, and protection of Federal aid programs, the environment, and civil rights (H. Con. Res. 63), H4789, H4790 [6JN]

——— importance of investment, H3066 [10AP], H3494 [24AP]

International Code Council: tribute to building safety campaign, H6591 [23JY]

Lehigh Northeast Cement Co.: anniversary of Glens Falls, NY, plant, E1214 [6SE]

Narberth, PA: tribute to Ricklin’s Hardware Store, E366 [23MR]

National Building Safety Month: observance, E591 [7MY], E731 [24MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: condemn replacement of U.S. workers at Imperial Pacific International casino construction site with H-2B visa workers, E1147 [14AU]

Ohio Contractors Association: anniversary, E1424 [19OC]

Small business: provide contractors with information on an agency’s administration of change orders to allow them to make informed decisions on pricing of bids or proposals (H.R. 4754), H3800, H3801 [8MY]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to foreign trade, H8895 [26SE]

U.S. Geological Survey: funding to develop a map showing pyrrhotite occurrences across the U.S., H6441 [17JY]

Watertown, NY: completion of North Country Family Health Center renovation project, E1174 [24AU]

——— opening of Thousand Islands Area Habitat for Humanity ReStore, E1140 [10AU]

Willow Island, WV: anniversary of Pleasants Power Station construction site accident, H3731 [27AP]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of State: improve design and construction of diplomatic posts (H.R. 4969), S8039 [22DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a permanent community care program, improve recruitment of health care providers, and improve construction (S. 2906), unanimous-consent request, S2823 [22MY]

National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 492), S2498 [26AP]

Reports filed

Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 374) (S. Rept. 115–218), S1946 [22MR]

Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2113) (S. Rept. 115–231), S2261 [18AP]

Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1552) (H. Rept. 115–1068), H9819 [10DE]

Texts of

H.R. 4754, Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act, H3800 [8MY]

H.R. 4969, Improving Embassy Design and Security Act, S8039–S8041 [22DE], H7840 [5SE]

S. Res. 492, support goals and ideals of National Safe Digging Month, S2493 [26AP]