Date: July 1, 2020
Subject: Reducing Taxpayer Costs by Eliminating Prevailing Wage Mandates on Federal Highway and Public Transportation Projects
Description: Foxx (R-NC) amendment to the Moving Forward Act, sponsored by Rep. DeFazio (D-OR), would reduce taxpayer costs by eliminating federal prevailing wage mandates on federal-aid highway and public transportation projects. The prevailing wage originated under the Davis-Bacon Act, a Depression-era policy which forces companies contracting with the government to pay their employees above-market wages. ACU recognizes that research by Suffolk University found that Davis-Bacon requirements cost taxpayers an additional $8.6 billion annually and add 9.9% to construction costs.
Result: Amendment Rejected, 147-274
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