Davis-Bacon Repeal Act

Bill: 117-s-805
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-03-17
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: 2021-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Davis-Bacon Repeal Act</b></p> <p> This bill 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>References in any law to a requirement under the Davis-Bacon Act shall be null and void. </p> </p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 805 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17 (legislative day, March 16), 2021 Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Scott of South Carolina , Mr. Cornyn , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Johnson , Mr. Inhofe , and Mr. Cruz ) 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 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Repeal of Davis-Bacon wage requirements (a) In general Subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, is repealed.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 requirement under 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 that is— (1) in existence on the date that is 30 days after such date of enactment; or (2) made pursuant to an invitation for bids outstanding on the date that is 30 days after such date of enactment.