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H.R. 745: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act

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H.R. 745: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-02-16 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-02-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Davis-Bacon Repeal Act

Plain 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 after the enactment of this Act shall be null and void.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Davis-Bacon Repeal Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] · 70 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Austin Scott (R-GA), James Lankford (R-OK), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) and 10 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr745 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112