[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 7 (Monday, January 9, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H111]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 144.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Because this legislation adjusts the formula the federal 
     government uses to spend money on federal contracts, it is 
     authorized by the Constitution under Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 1, which grants Congress its spending power.
       Single Subject Statement:
       This legislation increases from $2,000 to $1 million the 
     contract threshold requiring the locally prevailing wage rate 
     to be paid to various classes of laborers and mechanics 
     working under federally-financed or federally-assisted 
     contracts for construction, alteration, and repaid of public 
     buildings or public works (Davis-Bacon Act).