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H.R. 1042 115th Congress House

Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act

Official title: To require that the prevailing wage utilized for purposes of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Davis-Bac… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require that the prevailing wage utilized for purposes of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act), be determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Introduced: February 14, 2017 Introduced by: Paul A. Gosar Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Building constructionCensus and government statisticsGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyPublic contracts and procurementWages and earnings
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act

This bill requires that the locally prevailing wage 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) be determined by the Department of Labor (as under current law), but acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), using surveys carried out by BLS that use proper random statistical sampling techniques.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
Rooney, Francis
· Dec 20, 2017
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Feb 14, 2017
Hensarling, Jeb
· Feb 14, 2017
Rice, Tom
· Feb 14, 2017
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Feb 14, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1042: Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1042/
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"H.R. 1042: Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1042/.
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H.R. 1042, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1042/.
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