Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act

Bill: 115-hr-2654
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]
Introduced: 2017-05-25
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Inflation and prices

Labor standards

Public contracts and procurement

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act</b></p> <p> This bill 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 repair of public buildings or public works (Davis-Bacon Act).</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2654 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2017 Mr. Duncan of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Gosar , Mr. Amash , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Stewart , and Mr. Buck ) 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. Davis Bacon Act contract threshold Section 3142(a) of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act, is amended by striking $2,000 and inserting $1,000,000 .