3.0.0 987 2023-01-11T13:28:27Z 2023-01-11T13:28:27Z House HR 2015-02-13 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 25 (Friday, February 13, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KING of Iowa:H.R. 987.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This legislation adjusts the formula the federal governmentuses to spend money on federal contracts, therefore, it isauthorized by the Constitution under Article 1, Section 8,Clause 1, which grants Congress its spending power.[Page H1070]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-02-13T14:06:40Z Davis-Bacon Repeal Act 114 1785 S 2015-07-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2015-02-13 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] Steve King R IA 4 N J000290 Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] Lynn Jenkins R KS 2 2015-02-13 True P000605 Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4] Scott Perry R PA 4 2015-02-13 True F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2015-02-13 True H001045 Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] Gregg Harper R MS 3 2015-02-13 True D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2015-02-13 True H001036 Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] Jeb Hensarling R TX 5 2015-02-13 True Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2015-02-20 False A000367 Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3] Justin Amash R MI 3 2015-03-10 False T000475 Rep. Trott, David A. [R-MI-11] David Trott R MI A. 11 2015-04-13 False S000051 Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1] Mark Sanford R SC 1 2015-04-15 False P000602 Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] Mike Pompeo R KS 4 2015-10-09 False N000185 Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11] Richard Nugent R FL B. 11 2015-10-28 False Labor and Employment Building construction Government buildings, facilities, and property Labor standards Public contracts and procurement Wages and earnings Labor and Employment 00 2015-02-13 Introduced in House 2015-02-27T20:31:01Z Davis-Bacon Repeal Act

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).

States that references in any law to a wage requirement of the Davis-Bacon Act after enactment of this Act shall be null and void.

]]> Davis-Bacon Repeal Act Display Title Davis-Bacon Repeal Act Official Title as Introduced To repeal the wage rate requirements commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Davis-Bacon Repeal Act Introduced in House 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr987ih/xml/BILLS-114hr987ih.xml 2015-02-13 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.