Expanding Opportunities for Main Street Act of 2010

H.R. 537 Sustainable Water Infrastructure Act of 2009 - Application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to water treatment facilities financed under the Act. H.R. 2847 Jobs for Main Street America Act of 2010 Application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to work funded under Building Star program. H.R. 4144, H.R. 4751 and S. 1639 Legislation to expand tax incentives for certain sources of energy Application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to work subsidized by the tax incentives. H.R. 4320 Post-9/11 GI Education Fairness Act of 2009 Expanding educational benefits to GIs who choose to enroll in apprenticeship training programs rather than college-based programs. H.R. 4929 Expanding Opportunities for Main Street Act of 2010 Legislative aimed at expanding opportunities for small and minority-owned businesses to secure federal contracts and participate in federal loan and tax credit programs, and expanding opportunities for disadvantaged workers on federal construction projects Interested in provisions mandating hiring preferences and participation in apprenticeship programs for disadvantaged workers on construction projects funded directly or assisted by federal funds. S. 3177 and H.R. 5109 Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 Application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to work financed under program establishing a Federal Rebate Processing System to provide federal rebates to homeowners installing energy savings measures for home energy retrofits that meet technical standards established under both bills. S. 3079 Building Star Energy Efficiency Act of 2010 - Application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to work funded under program to assist in the creation of new jobs by providing financial incentives for owners of commercial and multifamily residential buildings to retrofit their buildings with energy efficient building equipment and materials and for other purposes. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee staff Proposed amendment of the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act concerning application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to contracting-out of railroad right-of-way construction work. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee staff Proposed Jobs Bill Provisions to create targeted worker preferential hiring to improve minority and female participation on federally-assisted highway construction projects. House Ways and Means Committee staff - Application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to projects financed with Build America Bonds authorized in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee staff Proposed legislation to require U.S. Department of Labor to adopt state prevailing wage rates as Davis-Bacon rates; hearings on use of project labor agreements; nomination of Patricia Smith as Solicitor of Labor. Middle Class Task Force Implementation of Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects. Environmental Protection Agency - Application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to work authorized under the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act, and financed by funds authorized by EPAs fiscal year 2010 appropriations. Department of Homeland Security Award of federally-assisted construction contract for alteration of Galveston Bay Railroad Bridge. Department of the Interior Approval process for casino permits. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship Interpretation of apprenticeship regulations, 29 C.F.R. Part 29. Department of Labor, Office of Workforce Investment Development of National Trainee-Apprenticeship Preparation Standards for YouthBuild program participants. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division Application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates to projects funded under U.S. Department of Energys State Energy and Energy Efficiency and Conservation block grant programs. Department of the Navy, Navy Facilities Command Application of project labor agreement to the Guam Realignment Project. Department of Transportation Use of project labor agreements on construction financed by the department. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration Use of project labor agreements on construction projects financed by FHWA. Government Services Administration Use of project labor agreements on construction undertaken by GSA, pursuant to Executive Order 13502. Internal Revenue Service Misclassification of workers as independent contractors.