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HR 743 115th 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: January 30, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Jan 30, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 30, 2017
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Davis-Bacon Repeal Act

This bill 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).

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

What's happening now January 30, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 3
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jan 29, 2018
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Jul 11, 2017
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · May 2, 2017
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 1, 2017
Amash, Justin
· Jan 30, 2017
Harper, Gregg
· Jan 30, 2017
Hensarling, Jeb
· Jan 30, 2017
Sanford, Mark
· Jan 30, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 743: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-743/
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"H.R. 743: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-743/.
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H.R. 743, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-743/.
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