Date: July 13, 1979
Subject: Davis-Bacon Waivers
Description: Garn (R-UT) amendment to exempt residential rehabilitation projects of non-profit neighborhood groups from Davis-Bacon Act journeyman-trainee ratios. The Act stipulates that federal contracts pay the prevailing wage rate -- usually the union wage -- on federal projects, which drives up the cost of taxpayer-funded projects and is an obstacle to neighborhood self-help programs and increased employment of individuals seeking to learn a trade.
Result: Amendment Rejected, 35-57
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