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HR 1042 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Building construction Census and government statistics Government buildings, facilities, and property Public contracts and procurement Wages and earnings

Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act

Introduced: December 20, 2017 Introduced by: Gosar, Paul A. Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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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.

What's happening now February 14, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 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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