Date: July 16, 1979
Subject: Davis-Bacon Waivers
Description: Ashbrook (R-OH) amendment to waive the Davis-Bacon Act wage requirements for laborers and mechanics for work performed on the Washington, D.C. rapid rail system. Adoption of this amendment would have allowed contractors to pay normal wages to workers rather than the higher labor-determined "prevailing wages" which inflated the price of this construction project by an estimated 3.4% or $10.3 million.
Result: Amendment Rejected, 127-260
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