Davis-Bacon Suspension and Its Legislative Aftermath
Description:
During the last week of August 2005, Hurricane Katrina gathered strength in the Atlantic and moved against the gulf states. On September 8, 2005, amid the devastation left in Katrina’s wake, President George W. Bush suspended the Davis-Bacon Act as it applies to certain jurisdictions in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Although the President has the authority, under Section 6 of the Act, to render such suspensions during a national emergency, that authority has rarely been utilized…
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Date:
October 3, 2005
Creator:
Whittaker, William G.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department