Davis-Bacon Act of 1931

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects contractors and subcontractors on federal projects
gptkbp:amendedBy multiple times
gptkbp:appliesTo federal construction contracts
contracts exceed $2,000
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:40_U.S.C._§§_3141–3148
gptkbp:dateEnacted March 3, 1931
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Labor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Davis-Bacon Act of 1931
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_J._Davis
gptkb:Robert_L._Bacon
gptkbp:prohibits wage underpayment on federal projects
gptkbp:purpose regulate wages on public works projects
gptkbp:relatedTo labor standards
public works
prevailing wage laws
gptkbp:requires payment of local prevailing wages
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Herbert_Hoover
gptkbp:subjectOf court cases
legal and political debates
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Davis-Bacon_Prevailing_Wage_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6