Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act

H.R. 1042 · 115th Congress · Feb 14, 2017 · Lineage

A BILL

To require that the prevailing wage utilized for purposes of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act), be determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act”.

Sec. 2 Bureau of Labor Statistics determination of prevailing wage

Section 3142(b) of title 40, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

by inserting “(acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor)” after “Secretary of Labor”; and

(2)

by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, using surveys carried out by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that use proper random statistical sampling techniques”.

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Feb 14, 2017viewing Introduced in House Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Jones, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Schweikert, and Mr. Stewart) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act

Section 1 Short title

Sec. 2 Bureau of Labor Statistics determination of prevailing wage

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