HR 500
104th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Commerce
Construction industries
Construction workers
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Hours of labor
Minimum wages
Overtime
Public works
Wages
To repeal the Davis-Bacon Act.
Introduced: January 13, 1995
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Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 2, 1995
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Mar 2, 1995
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 24, 1995
Executive Comment Requested from Labor.
Jan 27, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jan 13, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
Jan 13, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H235)
Jan 13, 1995
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Repeals the Davis-Bacon Act (an 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).
Repeals the Copeland Act (an Act which requires the Secretary of Labor to regulate contractors and subcontractors engaged in the construction or repair of public buildings, public works, or federally financed or assisted buildings or works).
What's happening now
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Committees of jurisdiction
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