US Congress House Bill 1042 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-14 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act This bill requires that the locally prevailing wage 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 (Davis-Bacon Act) be determined by the Department of Labor (as under current law), but acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), using surveys carried out by BLS that use proper random statistical sampling techniques.

Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act

Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]
Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]
Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]	Rep. Francis Rooney [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2017-02-14	House	Introduced in House

SB1200 (Related) 2017-05-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1042/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1042/BILLS-115hr1042ih.pdf