US Congress House Bill 2269 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 41-3)
Status: Introduced on May 6 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-06-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Gulf Coast Civic Works Act - Establishes within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Federal Coordinator of Gulf Coast Rebuilding the Gulf Coast Civic Works Commission. Authorizes any municipality of over 25,000 people in the affected area to designate a local advisory council to advise the Commission. Requires the Commission to: (1) establish regional taskforces and prepare a regional policy plan; (2) establish and administer a Gulf Coast Civic Works Project that employs a minimum of 100,000 Gulf Coast region residents and evacuees for public works projects to rebuild and develop the Gulf Coast region impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; (3) establish or support existing job-training programs and apprenticeships to recruit and train qualified workers, with emphasis on women and disadvantaged workers from the Gulf Coast region, for specific job vacancies in approved Civic Works Projects and other recovery, rebuilding, and development projects; (4) ensure that all workers are paid wages at not less than the prevailing locality rate (Davis-Bacon Act); and (5) establish or coordinate other infrastructure projects, including environmental restoration, energy efficiency and conservation, search for affordable workforce housing, and youth works projects. Authorizes the Commission to provide grants to Gulf Coast region residents who possess certain skills for: (1) artistic and cultural projects which reflect or preserve the history and culture of the Gulf Coast region; and (2) projects that chronicle the story of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Gulf Coast Civic Works Act

Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]	Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Anh Cao [R-LA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]
Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Charlie Melancon [D-LA]	Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Gene Taylor [D-MS]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-11		Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2009-06-11		Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
2009-05-07		Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
2009-05-07		Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2009-05-07		Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2009-05-07		Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
2009-05-06		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-05-06		Referred to House Natural Resources
2009-05-06		Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2009-05-06		Referred to House Financial Services
2009-05-06		Referred to House Education and Labor
2009-05-06		Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2269/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2269/BILLS-111hr2269ih.pdf