An amendment to raise the threshold at which the "prevailing local wage" provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act apply to military construction and military family housing projects from $2,000 to $250,000, prohibit the division of projects into contracts of less than $250,000 for the purpose of avoiding Davis-Bacon requirements and to add the category of "Helper" (semi-skilled workers) to the wage survey provisions of the Act.

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Amendment Number
642
Description
An amendment to raise the threshold at which the "prevailing local wage" provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act apply to military construction and military family housing projects from $2,000 to $250,000, prohibit the division of projects into contracts of less than $250,000 for the purpose of avoiding Davis-Bacon requirements and to add the category of "Helper" (semi-skilled workers) to the wage survey provisions of the Act.
Congress
100
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
May 3, 1988
Latest Action Text
Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole.
Submitted Date
May 3, 1988
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 14, 2021
Amendment 642 — Informed