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Davis-Bacon Repeal Act

1785

114th Congress

Labor and Employment

In Committee

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

July 16, 2015

Latest Action

July 16, 2015

Primary Sponsor

Mike LeeRepublican(UT)

Momentum (last 30 days)

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Speed vs cohort

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Summary

Davis-Bacon Repeal Act Repeals the Davis-Bacon Act (which requires that the locally prevailing wage rate be paid to various classes of laborers and mechanics working under federally-financed or federally-assisted contracts for construction, alteration, and repair of public buildings or public works). States that references in any law to a wage requirement of the Davis-Bacon Act shall be null and void.

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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

H.R. 3088, "LEAP Act," To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs. Entire bill. S. 2020, "Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act of 2015," To establish a tax credit for on-site apprenticeship programs, and for other purposes. Entire bill. S. 1785, "Davis-Bacon Repeal Act," To repeal the wage rates of the Davis-Bacon Act. Entire bill. H.R. 3472, "Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act," To amend the provisions of title 40, United States Code, commonly known as the Davis Bacon Act, to raise the threshold dollar amount of contracts, subject to the prevailing wage requirements of such provisions. Entire bill. H.R. 3427, "Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015," Legislation to require employers and enterprises to properly classify workers and employees or non-employees, to notify workers of these classifications, and to increase penalties for misclassification. Entire bill.

Subjects (5)

Building construction

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Labor standards

Public contracts and procurement

Wages and earnings

Actions (2)

July 16, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

July 16, 2015

Introduced in Senate

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee	Senate	Referred to	July 16, 2015

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Introduced in Senate	July 16, 2015	XML

Cosponsors (12)

Name	Party	State
David Perdue	Republican	GA
David Vitter	Republican	LA
James E. Risch	Republican	ID

Related Bills (1)

Bill	Congress	Relationship
HR 987	114th	Related bill

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