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S 916 103th Congress Senate

Davis-Bacon Reform Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Davis-Bacon Act and the Copeland Act to provide new job opportunities, effect significant cost savings by increasing efficiency and economy… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Davis-Bacon Act and the Copeland Act to provide new job opportunities, effect significant cost savings by increasing efficiency and economy in Federal procurement, promote small and minority business participation in Federal contracting, increase competition for Federal construction contracts, reduce unnecessary paperwork and reporting requirements, clarify the definition of prevailing wage, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 19, 1993 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 3, 1993
Referred to Subcommittee on Labor.
Jun 17, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1539)
May 6, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5650-5652)
May 6, 1993
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
May 6, 1993
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action August 3, 1993

Referred to Subcommittee on Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Davis-Bacon Reform Act - Amends the Davis-Bacon Act (the Act) to raise the threshold amount of contracts covered by such Act and related Acts.

Requires computation of the prevailing wage for the particular urban or rural subdivision of the State in which the work is to be performed.

Requires establishment as the prevailing wage the entire range of wages paid to the corresponding class of workers in an area.

Excludes Federal or federally assisted projects from the determination of prevailing wage, unless there is insufficient wage data.

Allows use of semi-skilled helpers, on projects covered by the Act, in areas where such use is an identifiable practice.

Prohibits contract-splitting to avoid applications of the Act.

Applies the Act to local projects only if at least 25 percent of the project costs are paid by Federal funds.

Exempts volunteer labor from coverage under the Act.

Provides for direct payment of any back pay due to workers under the Act.

Amends the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act to revise payroll information reporting requirements.

Directs the Secretary of Labor and the Comptroller General to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees on implementation and impact on local wages and on local and national economies of the Davis-Bacon Act and the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 916: Davis-Bacon Reform Act. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-S-916/
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