[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1637 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1637

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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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 18, 2013

Mr. Duncan of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Barton, Mrs. Blackburn, 
 Mr. Chabot, Mr. Flores, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
Pompeo, Mr. Yoder, Ms. Jenkins, and Mr. Amash) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
                               Workforce

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                                 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.

    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 ``Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. 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''.
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