Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act

Bill: 114-hr-3472
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]
Introduced: 2015-09-10
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Inflation and prices

Labor standards

Public contracts and procurement

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-09-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act</b></p> <p> Increases from $2,000 to $50,000 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 repair of public buildings or public works (Davis-Bacon Act).</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3472 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 10, 2015 Mr. Duncan of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Amash , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Mulvaney , Mr. Cole , Mr. King of Iowa , Mr. Pompeo , Mr. Buck , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Chabot , Mr. Salmon , Mr. Grothman , and Mr. Brat ) 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.

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