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HR 987 114th Congress House Labor and Employment Building construction Government buildings, facilities, and property Labor standards Public contracts and procurement Wages and earnings

Davis-Bacon Repeal Act

Introduced: February 13, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Feb 13, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 13, 2015
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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).

States that references in any law to a wage requirement of the Davis-Bacon Act after enactment of this Act shall be null and void.

What's happening now February 13, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1785 Related bill Davis-Bacon Repeal Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 1
Sanford, Mark
· Apr 15, 2015
Trott, David
· Apr 13, 2015
Amash, Justin
· Mar 10, 2015
Hensarling, Jeb
· Feb 13, 2015
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Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Feb 13, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 987: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-987/
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"H.R. 987: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-987/.
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H.R. 987, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-987/.
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