[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2672 Introduced in House (IH)]

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108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2672

 To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit voluntary compliance 
   with provisions relating to the rate of wage paid to laborers and 
          mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway projects.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 9, 2003

  Mrs. Musgrave (for herself, Mr. Akin, Mr. Baker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
  Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of 
 Texas, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
Camp, Mr. Carter, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coble, Mr. Cole, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crane, 
 Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
  DeLay, Mr. Linder, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Flake, Mr. Franks of 
 Arizona, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hall, 
Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
   Texas, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Keller, Mr. McInnis, Mrs. 
 Myrick, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pence, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, 
 Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
 Mr. Souder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Thornberry, 
Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wicker, 
and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
  in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit voluntary compliance 
   with provisions relating to the rate of wage paid to laborers and 
          mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway projects.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PREVAILING RATE OF WAGE FOR LABORERS AND MECHANICS EMPLOYED 
              ON FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 113 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Sunset Provision.--
            ``(1) In general.--This section shall cease to be effective 
        beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection.
            ``(2) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
        this subsection shall be construed to prohibit a State from 
        enacting a State law to provide for continued enforcement of 
        any of the requirements of this section in the State.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 106(d)(1) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``113 or''.