A Republican bill with 8 Republican cosponsors · See all 8 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Davis-Bacon Repeal Act," aims to repeal the wage requirements currently found in the Davis-Bacon Act. Specifically, it seeks to repeal Subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40 of the United States Code. Once passed, any references or requirements under that subchapter will become null and void. The changes are set to take effect 30 days after the bill is enacted. However, the repeal will not apply to existing contracts or bids that are outstanding 30 days after enactment.
Yes
- Scored +5
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill reduces labor cost compliance requirements for companies seeking government contracts.
- Scored +4
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
Removing Davis-Bacon wage mandates reduces labor costs for businesses bidding on federal contracts.
The opposite
- Scored -8
Would union members be better off under this?
The bill eliminates the requirement for contractors to pay the prevailing wage, which directly impacts union wage standards.
- Scored -7
Does this strengthen the rights of workers to organise?
The repeal removes prevailing wage requirements that strengthen worker protections on federal construction projects.
- Scored -5
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
The removal of prevailing wage requirements may reduce wage levels for construction workers in low-income brackets.
Who it would affect, and how
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Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill reduces labor cost compliance requirements for companies seeking government contracts. Would union members be better off under this? — The bill eliminates the requirement for contractors to pay the prevailing wage, which directly impacts union wage standards. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The removal of prevailing wage requirements may reduce wage levels for construction workers in low-income brackets.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — Removing Davis-Bacon wage mandates reduces labor costs for businesses bidding on federal contracts. Does this strengthen the rights of workers to organise? — The repeal removes prevailing wage requirements that strengthen worker protections on federal construction projects.
- 4/30/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 8 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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Ron JohnsonRepublican · Wisconsin
James LankfordRepublican · Oklahoma
Tim ScottRepublican · South Carolina
Rick ScottRepublican · Florida