US SB1785 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)
Status: Introduced on July 16 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 16 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Davis-Bacon Repeal Act 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). States that references in any law to a wage requirement of the Davis-Bacon Act shall be null and void.
Title
Davis-Bacon Repeal Act
Sponsors
Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT] | Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] | Sen. John McCain [R-AZ] | Sen. David Perdue [R-GA] |
Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX] | Sen. Ron Johnson [R-WI] | Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] | Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] |
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN] | Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC] | Sen. James Risch [R-ID] | Sen. John Thune [R-SD] |
Sen. David Vitter [R-LA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-07-16 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB987 (Related) 2015-02-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Building construction
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Labor and employment
Public contracts and procurement
Wages and earnings
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Labor and employment
Public contracts and procurement
Wages and earnings
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1785/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1785/BILLS-114s1785is.pdf |