HR 2218
117th Congress
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Davis-Bacon Repeal Act
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 26, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2218: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2218/
"H.R. 2218: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2218/.
H.R. 2218, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2218/.
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