Date: June 6, 1977
Subject: Davis-Bacon Military Exemptions
Description: Hagedorn (R-MN) amendment to exempt certain Defense Department construction contracts from the provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act. The Davis-Bacon act sets a "super-minimum" wage by importing inflated urban wage rates to rural and suburban America, adding $2.3 billion annually in unnecessary federal construction costs.
Result: Amendment Rejected, 76-298
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