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HR 4851 110th Congress House

Davis-Bacon Enforcement Act of 2007

Official title: To improve the enforcement of Davis-Bacon Act.

Introduced: December 19, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Feb 5, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Dec 19, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 19, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 5, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Davis-Bacon Enforcement Act of 2007 - Amends the Davis-Bacon Act to require that any provisions of federal law that require payment of prevailing wages be construed to include the Act's debarment requirements (prohibiting for three years any award of federal contracts to persons or related firms, corporations, partnerships, or associations listed by the Comptroller General as having disregarded their obligations to employees and subcontractors under the Act).

Requires each federal agency to make available to the public the complete payroll records (including all information in them except Social Security numbers) established under contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2524 Related bill Davis-Bacon Enforcement Act of 2007
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 17, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4851: Davis-Bacon Enforcement Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4851/
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"H.R. 4851: Davis-Bacon Enforcement Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4851/.
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