Davis-Bacon Repeal Act

Bill: 118-hr-720
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2023-02-01
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
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: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 720 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2023 Mr. Good of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Norman , Mr. Perry , Mr. McClintock , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Weber of Texas , and Mr. Lamborn ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To repeal the wage rate requirements commonly known as 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Repeal of Davis-Bacon wage requirements (a) In general Subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, is repealed.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 after the date of the enactment of this Act be null and void. 3. Effective date and limitation The amendment made by section 2 shall take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act but shall not affect any contract in existence on such date of enactment or made pursuant to invitation for bids outstanding on such date of enactment.