[20051003]RS22288_戴维斯·培根的停职及其立法后果.pdf

1 For a history of the suspension initiative, see CRS Report RL33100, The Davis-Bacon Act:Suspension, by William G. Whittaker. For legal analysis of the suspensions of the act, see CRSReport RS22265, Prevailing Wage Requirements and the Emergency Suspension of the Davis-Bacon Act, by John R. Luckey and Jon O. Shimabukuro.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS22288October 3, 2005Davis-Bacon Suspension and Its Legislative AftermathWilliam G. WhittakerSpecialist in Labor EconomicsDomestic Social Policy DivisionSummaryThe Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 (as amended) requires that not less than the locallyprevailing wage be paid to workers engaged in federal contract construction. A higherrate may be required, under the market, in order to secure a qualified workforce. During the last week of August 2005, Hurricane Katrina gathered strength in theAtlantic and moved against the gulf states. On September 8, 2005, amid the devastationleft in Katrinas wake, President George W. Bush suspended the Davis-Bacon Act as itapplies to certain jurisdictions in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.Although the President h