United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 743 (115th)
Davis-Bacon Repeal Act
Introduced
30 January 2017
Last action
30 January 2017 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sponsors
Steve King, Trent Franks, Mark Sanford, Gregg Harper, Justin Amash, Jeb Hensarling, Jeff Duncan, Lynn Jenkins, Blake Farenthold, Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9], Adrian Smith, ROBERT GOODLATTE, Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Davis-Bacon Repeal Act 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). The bill states that references in any law to a wage requirement of the Davis-Bacon Act after enactment of this bill shall be null and void.
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Timeline
30 January 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Source: IntroReferral
30 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 30 January 2017 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 30 January 2017
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 30 January 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 30 January 2017
Sponsors
- Steve King · R · Sponsor
- Trent Franks · R · Sponsor
- Mark Sanford · R · Sponsor
- Gregg Harper · R · Sponsor
- Justin Amash · R · Sponsor
- Jeb Hensarling · R · Sponsor
- Jeff Duncan · R · Sponsor
- Lynn Jenkins · R · Sponsor
- Blake Farenthold · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Adrian Smith · R · Cosponsor
- ROBERT GOODLATTE · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsed00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Davis-Bacon Repeal Act
- related to ← Davis-Bacon Repeal Act
- related to ← Davis-Bacon Repeal Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/743
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/743
- us · 115-hr-743 · source updated 11 August 2025