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H.R. 2654 115th Congress House

Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act

Official title: To amend the provisions of title 40, United States Code, commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act, to raise the threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the provisions of title 40, United States Code, commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act, to raise the threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements of such provisions.

Introduced: May 25, 2017 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Inflation and pricesLabor standardsPublic contracts and procurementWages and earnings
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May 25, 2017
Introduced in House
May 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 Latest action May 25, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act

This bill increases from $2,000 to $1 million 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).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 4
R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Oct 2, 2017
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 7, 2017
Amash, Justin
· May 25, 2017
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 25, 2017
Buck, Ken
· May 25, 2017
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 25, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2654: Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2654/
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"H.R. 2654: Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2654/.
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H.R. 2654, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2654/.
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