A substitute amendment to the Hawkins amendment to raise the threshold for applicability of the Davis-Bacon Act from the present $2,000 to $250,000 for Defense Department projects, and to include language to prevent contracts from being split into smaller pieces in order to come in under the threshold.

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Amendment Number
1170
Description
A substitute amendment to the Hawkins amendment to raise the threshold for applicability of the Davis-Bacon Act from the present $2,000 to $250,000 for Defense Department projects, and to include language to prevent contracts from being split into smaller pieces in order to come in under the threshold.
Congress
99
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Aug 15, 1986
Latest Action Text
Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 167 - 244 (Record Vote No: 354).
Submitted Date
Aug 15, 1986
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jun 30, 2021
Amendment 1170 — Informed