Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 144.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DUNCAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 7, January 9, 2023, Page H111):
  Because this legislation adjusts the formula the federal government uses to spend money on federal contracts, it is authorized by the Constitution under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, which grants Congress its spending power. Single Subject Statement: This legislation increases from $2,000 to $1 million the contract threshold requiring the locally prevailing wage rate to be paid to various classes of laborers and mechanics working under federally-financed or federally-assisted contracts for construction, alteration, and repaid of public buildings or public works (Davis-Bacon Act).
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 9, 2023 ↗

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  H.R. 144, 118th Congress

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  July 21, 2025

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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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