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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY GALLOWAY, W. KELLER, BISHOP, B. BOYLE, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, P. COSTA, DALEY, DAVIS, DeLUCA, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, GEORGE, GOODMAN, HARKINS, HENNESSEY, HESS, JOSEPHS, KORTZ, KOTIK, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MANN, McGEEHAN, MOUL, MULLERY, MURPHY, MURT, PARKER, PRESTON, READSHAW, SANTONI, TAYLOR, THOMAS, WAGNER, WHITE, YOUNGBLOOD AND GIBBONS, MAY 4, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MAY 4, 2011 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Honoring the 80th anniversary of the passage and signing of the |
2 | Davis-Bacon Act. |
3 | WHEREAS, The Davis-Bacon Act, cosponsored by Senator James J. |
4 | Davis of Pennsylvania and Representative Robert L. Bacon of New |
5 | York, was signed by President Herbert Hoover on March 3, 1931; |
6 | and |
7 | WHEREAS, The Davis-Bacon Act established the requirement that |
8 | workers on Federally funded construction, repair or alteration |
9 | projects in excess of $2,000 be paid at or above a prevailing |
10 | wage level determined by the United States Department of Labor; |
11 | and |
12 | WHEREAS, The Congress of the United States has added |
13 | provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act requiring a fair wage on |
14 | Federally funded projects to approximately 60 Federal statutes |
15 | so that workers earn the prevailing wage for construction |
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1 | projects receiving Federal grants, loans, loan guarantees and |
2 | insurance; and |
3 | WHEREAS, Many states, including Pennsylvania, have adopted |
4 | their own prevailing wage statutes to ensure that public dollars |
5 | are used to pay a fair wage to construction workers on public |
6 | projects; and |
7 | WHEREAS, While the origins of the Davis-Bacon Act are often |
8 | criticized as having been rooted in discrimination and racism, |
9 | the act has evolved and emerged as an essential guarantee to |
10 | fair wages for all workers and is supported as such by persons |
11 | of all races, creeds and political affiliations; and |
12 | WHEREAS, The Federal prevailing wage for a specific |
13 | geographic area is calculated by the Department of Labor based |
14 | on the wage data voluntarily submitted by contractors and labor |
15 | unions in that area; and |
16 | WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania prevailing wage for a specific |
17 | geographic area is calculated by the Department of Labor and |
18 | Industry and allows contractors and labor unions alike to submit |
19 | wage data to be included in the prevailing wage determinations |
20 | by the Department of Labor and Industry; and |
21 | WHEREAS, The rate floor that results from the prevailing wage |
22 | encourages competition based on merit, skill and a high standard |
23 | of craftsmanship rather than one characterized by underbidding |
24 | and substandard work; therefore be it |
25 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the 80th |
26 | anniversary of the passage and signing of the Davis-Bacon Act. |
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