I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3135 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 6, 2011 Mr. Duncan of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Paul, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Jones, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Amash, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Flores, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Cole, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Ross of Florida, Ms. Jenkins, and Mr. Berg) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the provisions of title 40, United States Code, commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act, to raise the threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements of such provisions.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act.

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Threshold of contracts subject to Davis-Bacon

Section 3142(a) of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code is amended by striking $2,000 and inserting $50,000.