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HR 2900 111th Congress House

Davis-Bacon Repeal Act

Official title: To repeal the wage rate requirements commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act.

Introduced: October 27, 2009 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Government buildings, facilities, and propertyPublic contracts and procurementWages and earnings
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Jun 16, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 16, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 16, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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).

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 6
INGLIS, BOB
· Dec 19, 2009
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Oct 27, 2009
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Sep 29, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 7, 2009
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Jun 24, 2009
Chaffetz, Jason
· Jun 19, 2009
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 19, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 19, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2900: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2900/
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"H.R. 2900: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2900/.
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H.R. 2900, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2900/.
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