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H.R. 1319 116th Congress House

Davis-Bacon Repeal Act

Official title: To repeal the wage rate requirements commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act.

Introduced: February 22, 2019 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Building constructionGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyLabor standardsPublic contracts and procurementWages and earnings
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 22, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 22, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2630 Davis-Bacon Repeal Act
  • HR 9064 Refurbishing the Pillars of American Exceptionalism Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Mar 5, 2019
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 22, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1319: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1319/
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"H.R. 1319: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1319/.
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H.R. 1319, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1319/.
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