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<dc:title>118 HR 144 IH: Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2023-01-09</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">118th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">1st Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 144</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20230109">January 9, 2023</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="D000615">Mr. Duncan</sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="S000250">Mr. Sessions</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HED00">Committee on Education and the Workforce</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">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.</official-title></form><legis-body id="HAD9975CC6558413884BA8A8E90D7D51C" style="OLC"> 
<section id="H823764D8BC604CAAAD5A51431953514A" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section id="HC42A2854056A452BB714552ACAEAE657"><enum>2.</enum><header>Threshold of contracts subject to Davis-Bacon</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3142(a) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/31">chapter 31</external-xref> of title 40, United States Code is amended by striking <quote>$2,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$50,000</quote>.</text></section> 
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