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HR 746 112th Congress House Labor and Employment Government buildings, facilities, and property Public contracts and procurement Wages and earnings

Davis-Bacon Repeal Act

Introduced: February 16, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Mar 4, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Feb 16, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 16, 2011
Introduced in House
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 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).

What's happening now March 4, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 745 Related bill Davis-Bacon Repeal Act
  • HR 1846 Related bill Highway Trust Fund Reform Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 4
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Jul 7, 2011
Campbell, John
· Mar 9, 2011
Conaway, K.
· Feb 28, 2011
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Feb 16, 2011
Chaffetz, Jason
· Feb 16, 2011
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Feb 16, 2011
HERGER, WALLY
· Feb 16, 2011
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Feb 16, 2011
King, Steve
· Feb 16, 2011
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Feb 16, 2011
MILLER, GARY
· Feb 16, 2011
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 16, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 746: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-746/
MLA
"H.R. 746: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-746/.
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H.R. 746, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-746/.
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[H.R. 746: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-746/)
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