[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 745 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 745

To repeal the wage rate requirements commonly known as the Davis-Bacon 
                                  Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2011

 Mr. King of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Mack) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
                               Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To repeal the wage rate requirements commonly known as the Davis-Bacon 
                                  Act.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Davis-Bacon Repeal Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF DAVIS-BACON WAGE REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United 
States Code, is repealed.
    (b) Reference.--Any reference in any law to a wage requirement of 
subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, shall 
after the date of the enactment of this Act be null and void.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE AND LIMITATION.

    The amendments made by section 2 shall take effect 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act but shall not affect any contract 
in existence on such date of enactment or made pursuant to invitation 
for bids outstanding on such date of enactment.
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