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: February 14, 2017
Introduced by:
Gosar, Paul A.
Republican
· Arizona
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 14, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 14, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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