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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Davis-Bacon Repeal Act&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; 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.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;References in any law to a requirement under the Davis-Bacon Act shall be null and void. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</text>
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