Davis-Bacon Repeal Act

Bill: 114-s-1785
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2015-07-16
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Building construction

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Labor standards

Public contracts and procurement

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Davis-Bacon Repeal Act</b></p> <p> Repeals the Davis-Bacon Act (which requires that the locally prevailing wage rate 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).</p> <p>States that references in any law to a wage requirement of the Davis-Bacon Act shall be null and void. </p> </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1785 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 16, 2015 Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Rubio , Mr. McCain , Mr. Perdue , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Johnson , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Alexander , and Mr. Scott ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To repeal the wage rate requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Davis-Bacon Repeal Act . 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Repeal of Davis-Bacon wage requirements (a) In general Subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, is repealed.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 be null and void. 3. Effective date and limitation Section 2, and the amendment made by such section, shall take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act but shall not affect any contract— (1) in existence on the day that is 30 days after such date of enactment; or (2) made pursuant to an invitation for bids outstanding on the day that is 30 days after such date of enactment.