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H.R. 1900 (96th)

A bill to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

8 February 1979

Last action

8 February 1979 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Sponsors

Rep. Hagedorn, Thomas M. [R-MN-2], Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10], Rep. Beard, Robin [R-TN-6], Rep. Hall, Sam B., Jr. [D-TX-1], Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD], Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7], Rep. Badham, Robert E. [R-CA-40], Rep. Bafalis, L. A. (Skip) [R-FL-10], Rep. Bauman, Robert E. [R-MD-1], Rep. Bowen, David R. [D-MS-2], Rep. Butler, M. Caldwell [R-VA-6], Rep. Collins, James M. [R-TX-3], Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8], Rep. Devine, Samuel L. [R-OH-12], Rep. Dickinson, William L. [R-AL-2], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Rep. Guyer, Tennyson [R-OH-4], Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2], Rep. Holt, Marjorie S. [R-MD-4], Rep. Kelly, Richard [R-FL-5], Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8], Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS], Rep. McClory, Robert [R-IL-13], Rep. McDonald, Lawrence P. [D-GA-7], Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22], Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN], Rep. Robinson, J. Kenneth [R-VA-7], Rep. Rudd, Eldon D. [R-AZ-4], Rep. Sebelius, Keith G. [R-KS-1], Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7], Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Winn, Larry, Jr. [R-KS-3], Rep. Coughlin, Lawrence [R-PA-13], Rep. Snyder, M. G. (Gene) [R-KY-4], Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-13], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Rep. Edwards, Mickey [R-OK-5], Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3], Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39], Rep. Crane, Daniel B. [R-IL-19], Rep. Rousselot, John H. [R-CA-26], Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16], Rep. Campbell, Carroll A., Jr. [R-SC-4], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2], Rep. Schulze, Richard T. [R-PA-5]

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Summary

Repeals the Davis-Bacon Act, which requires the rate of wages for workers employed on Federal public buildings by contractors and subcontractors to be based upon the prevailing wages for corresponding classes of workers employed on similar projects in the same area.

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Timeline

  1. 8 February 1979

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 8 February 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 February 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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