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S 2630 116th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Building construction Government buildings, facilities, and property Labor standards Public contracts and procurement Wages and earnings

Davis-Bacon Repeal Act

Introduced: October 17, 2019 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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Oct 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 17, 2019
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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).

References in any law to a requirement under the Davis-Bacon Act shall be null and void.

What's happening now October 17, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1319 Related bill Davis-Bacon Repeal Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 6
McSally, Martha
· Mar 9, 2020
 R
Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Nov 12, 2019
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Oct 17, 2019
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Oct 17, 2019
 R
Cruz, Ted
Texas · Oct 17, 2019
 R
Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Oct 17, 2019
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Oct 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2630: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2630/
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"S. 2630: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2630/.
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S. 2630, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2630/.
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