S 805
117th 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
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 17, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 805: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-805/
"S. 805: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-805/.
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