Date: April 26, 2018
Subject: Eliminating the Prevailing Wage Requirement on Federal Aviation Projects
Description: King (R-IA) amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act eliminates the prevailing wage rate on FAA-contracted projects, as established under the Davis-Bacon Act. ACU supports the full repeal of the Davis-Bacon Act, a Depression-era price control that drives up taxpayer costs by mandating that employees of government contractors be paid artificially high wages.
Result: Amendment Rejected, 172-243
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