S 2929 · 97th Congress · Labor and Employment

A bill to amend the Davis-Bacon Act.

Introduced 1982-09-17· Sponsored by Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK]· Senate

Bill Progress

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House
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Latest: Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department; GAO; OMB.(1982-09-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Davis-Bacon Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to base the determination of the wages prevailing for the classes of laborers, mechanics, and helpers corresponding to workers under a Federal contract upon: (1) the wage paid to 50 percent or more of such corresponding classes of laborers, mechanics, and helpers employed doing work similar to the Federal contract work in the urban or rural civil subdivision of the State in which the contract work is to be performed; or (2) the weighted average of wages paid such classes of workers, if the same wage is not paid to 50 percent or more of such workers. Raises the minimum amount of any Federal contract to which such Act applies from $2,000 to $100,000. Adds "helpers" to the list of workers to whom such Act applies.…

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Cosponsors (9)

9 Republicans