Amendment to restrict imposition of PLAs on FY 2011 work narrowly defeated
On February 19, the House considered an amendment to the Continuing Resolution by Representative Frank Guinta (R-N.H.) to prohibit the use of PLAs on federal projects for FY11. That amendment was narrowly defeated by a 210-210 tie vote.
All Democrats held together in opposition to the amendment while 26 Republicans crossed party lines to vote against the amendment. ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ supported the Guinta amendment and worked in support of its passage.
Other stand-alone bills to prohibit the use of government mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects permanently are pending in the Congress. , sponsored by Senator Vitter (R-La.) and Representative John Sullivan (R-Okla.), was recently introduced in the Senate and House, respectively, and ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ is currently working to garner support for the legislation.
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