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HR 3135 112th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Inflation and prices Labor standards Public contracts and procurement Wages and earnings

Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act

Introduced: October 6, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Oct 6, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Oct 6, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act - Increases from $2,000 to $50,000 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).

What's happening now October 6, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Republican 9
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Issa, Darrell
California · Oct 24, 2011
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Oct 13, 2011
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Oct 13, 2011
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Oct 13, 2011
Amash, Justin
· Oct 6, 2011
BARTLETT, ROSCOE
· Oct 6, 2011
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Oct 6, 2011
Brooks, Mo
· Oct 6, 2011
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Oct 6, 2011
Flores, Bill
· Oct 6, 2011
Franks, Trent
· Oct 6, 2011
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Oct 6, 2011
Jenkins, Lynn
· Oct 6, 2011
MANZULLO, DONALD
· Oct 6, 2011
PAUL, RON
· Oct 6, 2011
PITTS, JOSEPH
· Oct 6, 2011
Ross, Dennis
· Oct 6, 2011
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Oct 6, 2011
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 6, 2011
Yoder, Kevin
· Oct 6, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3135: Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3135/
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"H.R. 3135: Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3135/.
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H.R. 3135, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3135/.
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