H.R. 1637 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1637 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 18, 2013 Mr. Duncan of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Barton, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Flores, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Yoder, Ms. Jenkins, and Mr. Amash) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the provisions of title 40, United States Code, commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act, to raise the threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements of such provisions. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act. 2. Threshold of contracts subject to Davis-Bacon Section 3142(a) of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code is amended by striking $2,000 and inserting $50,000.