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H.R. 1931 96th Congress House

A bill to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 8, 1979 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Construction industriesLabor and EmploymentPublic Contracts, Procurement, and PropertyWages
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Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 8, 1979
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 Latest action February 8, 1979

Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Repeals the Davis-Bacon Act, which requires the rate of wages for workers employed on Federal public buildings by contractors and subcontractors to be based upon the prevailing wages for corresponding classes of workers employed on similar projects in the same area.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1931: A bill to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act, and for other purposes.. 96th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-1931/
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"H.R. 1931: A bill to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act, and for other purposes.." 96th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-1931/.
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H.R. 1931, 96th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-1931/.
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