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HR 3472 114th 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: September 18, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Mar 23, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Sep 10, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 10, 2015
Introduced in House
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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 March 23, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 4
Abraham, Ralph
· Sep 18, 2015
Amash, Justin
· Sep 10, 2015
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 10, 2015
Brat, Dave
· Sep 10, 2015
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 10, 2015
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Sep 10, 2015
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Sep 10, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3472: Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3472/
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"H.R. 3472: Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3472/.
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