United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 53 (96th)
A bill to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act, and for other purposes.
Introduced
15 January 1979
Last action
15 January 1979 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sponsors
Rep. Hagedorn, Thomas M. [R-MN-2]
Subjects
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Source updated
21 July 2025
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
15 January 1979
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
15 January 1979
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 January 1979
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 January 1979
Sponsors
- Rep. Hagedorn, Thomas M. [R-MN-2] · R · Sponsor
- · hsed00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/53
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hr/53
- us · 96-hr-53 · source updated 21 July 2025