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.
USA115th CongressHR-2654| House
| Updated: 5/25/2017
Jeff Duncan
Republican Representative
South Carolina
Cosponsors (7)
Education and Workforce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act This bill increases from $2,000 to $1 million the contract threshold requiring the locally prevailing wage rate to 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 (Davis-Bacon Act).
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Government Operations and Politics
Inflation and pricesLabor standardsPublic contracts and procurementWages and earnings
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.
USA115th CongressHR-2654| House
| Updated: 5/25/2017
Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act This bill increases from $2,000 to $1 million the contract threshold requiring the locally prevailing wage rate to 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 (Davis-Bacon Act).
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jeff Duncan
Republican Representative
South Carolina
Cosponsors (7)
Education and Workforce Committee
Government Operations and Politics
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Inflation and pricesLabor standardsPublic contracts and procurementWages and earnings