Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act
Latest action · Mar 23, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 10, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act
Increases from $2,000 to $50,000 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).
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 10, 2015 to Sep 24, 2015; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Dave Brat | Original | Sep 10, 2015 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Sep 10, 2015 |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Original | Sep 10, 2015 |
| I-MI | Justin Amash | Original | Sep 10, 2015 |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Original | Sep 10, 2015 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Sep 10, 2015 |
| R-AZ | Matt Salmon | Original | Sep 10, 2015 |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Original | Sep 10, 2015 |
| R-KS | Mike Pompeo | Original | Sep 10, 2015 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Sep 10, 2015 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Original | Sep 10, 2015 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Sep 10, 2015 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | Sep 10, 2015 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Sep 10, 2015 |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Sep 11, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Sep 18, 2015 | |
| R-LA | Ralph Lee Abraham | Sep 18, 2015 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Sep 24, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Sep 10, 2015 |
| Workforce Protections Subcommittee | Referred Mar 23, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Sep 10, 2015Introduced in House
- Sep 10, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 130, September 10, 2015, page H5942.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2015Introduced in House
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